Looking for Carb Ice Incidents

[MidlifeFlyer]

I'm thinking of working on an article about carb ice incidents in which a pilot failed or delayed applying carb heat in a context that suggests the reason for the failure or delay.

I have two reports from the ASRS database the indicate what I'm talking about. One is a Part 135 pilot who says that he forgot the carb heat because he was used to flying fuel injected airplanes; the other a pilot on a personal flight who mentions the same thing as well as other factors that led to the delay.

Those are posted here:
http://www.midlifeflight.us/stuff/ACN841103.htm
http://www.midlifeflight.us/stuff/ACN781305.htm

If you have or know of such a story, I'd like to hear about it. If you'd prefer not posting it publicly, shoot me an email. I won't be using anyone's name and will keep my sources confidential.

Thanks.

 

[ozone]

Here's one that made the papers when I lived in the Aspen, CO area (NTSB: DEN05LA058):

http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050228X00244&key=1

and another:

http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20041104X01755&key=1

 

[Barty]

Here's one that occurred with one of the airplanes at the school I trained at:

http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020730X01257&key=1

Fortunately nobody was hurt. Sad part about this was, the airplane had recently been almost completely overhauled from nose to tail after being damaged in a storm from not being tied down well. Had a new wing, overhauled engine, interior redone, etc...

 

[Rudabega]

You won't find this one in the NTSB database but a low time CFI that no longer works at my school and his primary student put a 152 down on I-25's service road near Chugwater WY. He had carb ice, pulled the carb heat and when the engine sounded worse he pushed the carb heat back in. :crazy: Complete lack of understanding of what carb ice is and how carb heat will make it worse before it gets better. I did a hour of ground with both the CFI and the student to explain to them what happened. Chapter 2 of the Jepp private pilot book.

I went with a A&P IA to check on the plane and took off on County road 244. While I was doing the run up a pair of hillbillies drove past at all of 5 mph in a flatbed pickup, dumbfounded at the sight of a airplane parked between the service road and I-25. I wish I had a camera, their expressions were priceless as I waved to them from the cockpit. Taxi was interesting, me at the controls in all that wind with him lifting my wing over stop signs and such on our way to the county road that was almost a perfect headwind. One of my favorite takeoff's to date, the police were helpful closing down a portion of the road for a few minutes.

I was impressed that they landed the 152 with a 33 knot direct crosswind.

 

[Patrick]

You won't find this one in the NTSB database but a low time CFI that no longer works at my school and his primary student put a 152 down on I-25's service road near Chugwater WY. He had carb ice, pulled the carb heat and when the engine sounded worse he pushed the carb heat back in. :crazy: Complete lack of understanding of what carb ice is and how carb heat will make it worse before it gets better. I did a hour of ground with both the CFI and the student to explain to them what happened. Chapter 2 of the Jepp private pilot book.

I went with a A&P IA to check on the plane and took off on County road 244. While I was doing the run up a pair of hillbillies drove past at all of 5 mph in a flatbed pickup, dumbfounded at the sight of a airplane parked between the service road and I-25. I wish I had a camera, their expressions were priceless as I waved to them from the cockpit. Taxi was interesting, me at the controls in all that wind with him lifting my wing over stop signs and such on our way to the county road that was almost a perfect headwind. One of my favorite takeoff's to date, the police were helpful closing down a portion of the road for a few minutes.

I was impressed that they landed the 152 with a 33 knot direct crosswind.

Unfortunately, that doesn't surprise me at all. I've had carb ice a few times, and if detected early enough and dealt with properly, isn't really a big deal.

 

[N519AT]

I'm thinking of working on an article about carb ice incidents in which a pilot failed or delayed applying carb heat in a context that suggests the reason for the failure or delay.

I have two reports from the ASRS database the indicate what I'm talking about. One is a Part 135 pilot who says that he forgot the carb heat because he was used to flying fuel injected airplanes; the other a pilot on a personal flight who mentions the same thing as well as other factors that led to the delay.

Those are posted here:
http://www.midlifeflight.us/stuff/ACN841103.htm
http://www.midlifeflight.us/stuff/ACN781305.htm

If you have or know of such a story, I'd like to hear about it. If you'd prefer not posting it publicly, shoot me an email. I won't be using anyone's name and will keep my sources confidential.

Thanks.

Sent you a PM.