Cessna 182 N660DD

Summary

On 27 December 2001 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N660DD was involved in an accident near Falmouth, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 December 2001 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Falmouth, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

38.6697, -84.3308

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N660DD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

NYC02LA043

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor was the snow.

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

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The pilot filed an IFR flight plan and received a standard weather briefing, which included a forecast for light snow along the entire route of flight. The briefing also included an AIRMET for occasional moderate rime or mixed ice in clouds and precipitation from 6,000 to 12,000 feet msl, and a PIREP for light rime ice at 5,000 feet msl. About 20 minutes after departure, and cruising in IMC conditions at 5,000 feet for approximately 10 minutes, the pilot observed snow. Several minutes later, the engine lost all power, and the pilot then applied the carburetor heat as part of his restart checklist. The engine did not restart, and the pilot performed a forced landing to trees. FAA Advisory Circular AC 20-113 cautioned pilots of impact ice forming on intake screens and carburetors when flying in snow. The circular advised pilots to use carburetor heat as a preventative measure, rather than as a deicer. After the accident, an FAA inspector attended a test run of the accident engine. The inspector stated that the engine started with no difficulty and ran continuously.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.