Cessna 172D N50000

Summary

On 6 June 1993 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N50000, operated by McCoy, T. REE JR., was involved in an accident near Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 1993 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

32.4795, -80.9809

Aircraft

Cessna 172D

Registration

N50000

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

McCoy, T. REE JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anderson → Hilton Head Is.

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL93LA105

1 person was seriously injured.

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS AT THE COMPLETION OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ABOUT 11 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE SLOWLY LOST POWER, DROPPING TO ABOUT 1,800 RPM. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, CHECKED THE TANKS, AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, HE FORCE LANDED IN A LANDFILL. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE WING TANKS CONTAINED FUEL. THE FUEL LINES AND VENTS WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AFTER THE ACCIDENT, NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.