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| NTSB Identification: ATL01LA009. The docket is stored in the (offline) NTSB Imaging System. |
| Accident occurred Saturday, October 14, 2000 at HOMER, GA |
| Aircraft: Cessna 150L, registration: N18130 |
| Injuries: 1 Uninjured |
| Event: 20001212X22110 Status: Final Report Approved On Friday, April 06, 2001 |
| NTSB Preliminary Narrative (6120.19A) |
| On October 14, 2000, at 1215 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N18130, developed engine trouble and made a forced landing in a field near |
| Homer, Georgia. The instructional flight was operated by Pickens County Aero Inc. under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, with a visual flight |
| rules (VFR) flight plan filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot (Ukrainian National) was not injured. Visual |
| meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Pickens, South Carolina, at 1135. |
| According to the pilot, her first solo cross country flight was planned from Pickens, South Carolina, to Gainesville, Georgia. While cruising at |
| 4,500ft. the engine developed intermittent power loss. A quick check of the engine instruments was performed and no abnormalities were found |
| in their indications. The pilot stated that the fuel valve was on, carburetor heat in, throttle open as for cruise, mixture leaned as supposed, |
| primer locked, and the key in the both position. Changes in throttle made no difference, as well as changes in carburetor heat, or mixture. |
| Attempts failed to restore full engine power and the pilot selected a field for an emergency landing. The airplane collided with the ground during |
| the attempted forced landing. |
| A review of weather data revealed that conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice. The examination of the airplane and |
| engine assembly failed to disclose a mechanical problem. |
| NTSB Final Narrative (6120.4) |
| While on her first solo cross country flight and cruising at 4,500feet, the engine developed intermittent power loss. Efforts by the student pilot to |
| restore full power failed. The pilot selected an area for a forced landing; the airplane collided with ground during the forced landing. A review of |
| weather data at the time of the accident revealed that conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice. The examination of the |
| airplane and engine assembly failed to disclose a mechanical problem. |
| NTSB Probable Cause Narrative |
| The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice. |
| Occurrences and Sequence of Events |
| Occurrence: 1, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(PARTIAL) - NONMECHANICAL |
| Phase of Operation: CRUISE - NORMAL |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 1 |
| 1 ( Factor ) WEATHER CONDITION / CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS / (0) |
| 2 ( Cause ) REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED / / |
| Occurrence: 2, FORCED LANDING |
| Phase of Operation: DESCENT - EMERGENCY |
| Occurrence: 3, IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER |
| Phase of Operation: EMERGENCY LANDING |
| Sequence of Events for Occurrence Number: 3 |
| 3 (Finding) TERRAIN CONDITIONS / GROUND / (0) |
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