Piper PA-24-250 N5798P

Summary

On 2 July 2010 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5798P was involved in an accident near Centerville, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2010 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Centerville, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.4333, -90.9500

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N5798P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dayton → Branson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA370

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot not using carburetor heat.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained a loss of engine power in cruise flight at 6,000 feet mean sea level. The pilot observed the propeller RPMs increase and then noticed the engine was not producing full power. He selected both main fuel tanks and turned on the electric fuel pump. The airplane impacted a tree during the forced landing, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. A postaccident examination of the wreckage, which included an engine operational test run, revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction. The recorded temperature, dew point, and calculated values aloft were plotted on an icing chart and their intersection fell in the “serious icing (glide power)” range. The airplane Owner’s Handbook for emergency procedures during an engine failure indicated, in part, that the pilot should apply carburetor heat. The pilot reported that he did not use carburetor heat following the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.