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Cessna crash in Utah caught on video
A small plane carrying five passengers crash landed in snowy Utah when carb icing occurred and it was all caught on cell phone video. (www.cbsnews.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Happy to see that everbody came out safe.
The title of the article is certainly misleading! The aftereffects of the crash were perfectly filmed and are impressive. Miracles still happen - I´m glad no one was hurt.
The thing about carb ice is when you notice it. Carb heat is way better at preventig ice that removing it.
Since I fly fuel-injected and haven't flown carbureted for some time now, help me out here. Why wouldn't applying carb heat have avoided the off-airport landing?
It's more difficult to melt it after it forms.
It may not have been working in the first place...if that was the culprit. It very well could have been water in the fuel....which I suspect was the problem........but it could have also been mechanical . The inspectors will find out. The first thing they probably did was take a fuel sample. Then go to the mags, then cylinders and so on....who knows at this point.
Only thing is, the PIC was fully responsible for the safe operation of the flight. Hopefully he did his due diligence prior to the flight.
Only thing is, the PIC was fully responsible for the safe operation of the flight. Hopefully he did his due diligence prior to the flight.