Cessna 182J N3024F

Summary

On 30 April 2014 at about 00:50 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3024F was involved in an accident near Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States. 4 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

30 April 2014 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.3783, -150.0797

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N3024F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Soldotna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14CA025

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to correctly use carburetor heat, resulting in a loss of engine power and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was flying down a glacier for an extended period of time at a low power setting without the carburetor heat on. Near the toe of the glacier, he attempted to add power to level the airplane, but the engine did not respond. He stated that their altitude was low and he landed on the glacier moraine, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Based on the temperature and dew point at the time of the accident, the conditions were favorable for serious carburetor icing at descent power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.