CORDELL, OK, USA
N2730U
CESSNA 172D
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING MANEUVERS AT 1200 FEET AGL, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE APPLIED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND HAD A LARGE POWER REDUCTION. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL. THE PILOT BEGAN AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AGL. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP AND YAW LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 40 TO 50 FEET ON LANDING SEVERING THE NOSE GEAR AND BENDING THE RIGHT WING. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART INDICATES SERIOUS ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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