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C182 pilot reported an engine failure in descent; resulting in an off-airport landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1687814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 665 Flight Crew Type 265 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Following release of skydivers at 9;000 feet MSL; I set RPM at 2;300 and manifold pressure of 15 in. Hg; the bottom of the green arc. The settings were maintained throughout the descent. I maintained a steep descent by using a side slip alternating left and right using full rudder. While in a slip between 3;000-5;000 feet the engine lost power. My first thought was that I had unported the fuel tank drain so I leveled the wings and pitched for level flight but the engine did not recover. I checked every cause I could think of but don't remember the order. The engine instruments were all in the green except manifold pressure. I knew the conditions were conducive to carburetor ice so I pulled the carb heat. I am not sure how long I left it on but when I did not hear any change in engine performance I turned it off. I alternated tanks on the fuel selector valve several times before putting it back on both. I realized I was not going to make the field so I selected a hay field and landed. I pulled the carb heat halfway out at some point on the final descent because that's where it was when I shut the engine down at the end of the landing roll. The engine was making power and running smoothly at the end of the landing roll. I am now convinced I had carburetor ice which I failed to recognize because I did not leave the carburetor heat on long enough.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 pilot reported an engine failure in descent; resulting in an off-airport landing.
Narrative: Following release of skydivers at 9;000 feet MSL; I set RPM at 2;300 and manifold pressure of 15 in. Hg; the bottom of the green arc. The settings were maintained throughout the descent. I maintained a steep descent by using a side slip alternating left and right using full rudder. While in a slip between 3;000-5;000 feet the engine lost power. My first thought was that I had unported the fuel tank drain so I leveled the wings and pitched for level flight but the engine did not recover. I checked every cause I could think of but don't remember the order. The engine instruments were all in the green except manifold pressure. I knew the conditions were conducive to carburetor ice so I pulled the carb heat. I am not sure how long I left it on but when I did not hear any change in engine performance I turned it off. I alternated tanks on the fuel selector valve several times before putting it back on both. I realized I was not going to make the field so I selected a hay field and landed. I pulled the carb heat halfway out at some point on the final descent because that's where it was when I shut the engine down at the end of the landing roll. The engine was making power and running smoothly at the end of the landing roll. I am now convinced I had carburetor ice which I failed to recognize because I did not leave the carburetor heat on long enough.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.