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| NTSB Identification: MIA95LA161. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Tuesday, June 27, 1995 at FORT LAUDERDALE, FL |
| Aircraft: CESSNA 152, registration: N25406 |
| Injuries: 2 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001207X03779 Status: Final Report Approved On Monday, December 04, 1995 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On June 27, 1995, about 0850 eastern daylight time, N25406, a Cessna 152 operated by Executive Flyers Inc. crashed in Fort Lauderdale, |
| Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the |
| local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the instructor and student pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated about 45 |
| minutes earlier. |
| The instructor stated that while in a descent with the throttle reduced the engine began to lose rpm. He stated he checked the magnetos but |
| did not apply carburetor heat and the engine failed. During the subsequent forced landing the airplane nosed over on landing roll. |
| A review of FAA icing probability charts revealed that at a temperature of 85 degrees F., and a dewpoint of 65 degrees F., serious icing can |
| occur during glide power descents. |
| Multiple attempts to obtain a Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2 were made and the company did not respond to the |
| requests. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND [CFI] STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. |
| HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON LANDING ROLL. THE FAA ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS |
| INDICATE THAT WITH THE TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT ON THAT DAY THERE WAS THE PROBABILITY OF SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING |
| DURING GLIDE POWER. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND [CFI] TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING REDUCED POWER DESCENT. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(PARTIAL) - NONMECHANICAL |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - NORMAL |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Factor ) WEATHER CONDITION / CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS / (0) |
| 2 (Finding) FUEL SYSTEM, CARBURETOR / ICE / (0) |
| 3 ( Cause ) CARBURETOR HEAT / NOT USED / PILOT IN COMMAND (CFI) |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY DESCENT/LANDING |
| Occurrence: 3, NOSE OVER |
| Phase of Operation: LANDING - ROLL |
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