SUNFLOWER, AZ, USA
N7383S
CESSNA 182P
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD THROTTLED BACK BELOW CRUISE POWER TO SURVEY ONE OF HIS BUSINESS LOCATIONS. REPORTEDLY, HE MOVED THE THROTTLE FORWARD TO CLIMB, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET FULL POWER. HE STATED THAT HE GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND AIRSPEED, AND EVENTUALLY, HE WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE GROUND AND LOW AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED IN A WOODED, MOUNTAINOUS AREA AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 6000 FT MSL. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE FLYING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED CARBURETOR ICE IF HE HAD ENCOUNTERED IT. HE STATED FURTHER THAT HE HAD THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON WHILE HE WAS MANEUVERING FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY DURING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AFTER A FEW DAMAGED PARTS WERE REPLACED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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