Carburetor Icing
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Linköping, Sweden
Posts: 190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Carburetor Icing
In this video, the man is saying there is a problem with carburetor icing.
How does this react in a fixed wing piston and what could this pilot have done to avoid a forced landing?
How does this react in a fixed wing piston and what could this pilot have done to avoid a forced landing?
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: chicago
Posts: 359
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
wow
while I heard the words spoken about carb icing...the conditions looked so very dry I'm really wondering if it was carb icing...high humidity is usually a part of the component.
also...there seemed to be a very nice road that could have been the place to land the plane and it would have remained right side up.
I'm glad they are ok, but carb heat should have fixed things if it was used and was working properly IF IT WAS CARB ICE
but it might not have been carb ice
and no radio distress call? the talker was talking but not sending out a mayday.
while I heard the words spoken about carb icing...the conditions looked so very dry I'm really wondering if it was carb icing...high humidity is usually a part of the component.
also...there seemed to be a very nice road that could have been the place to land the plane and it would have remained right side up.
I'm glad they are ok, but carb heat should have fixed things if it was used and was working properly IF IT WAS CARB ICE
but it might not have been carb ice
and no radio distress call? the talker was talking but not sending out a mayday.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Linköping, Sweden
Posts: 190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
wow
while I heard the words spoken about carb icing...the conditions looked so very dry I'm really wondering if it was carb icing...high humidity is usually a part of the component.
also...there seemed to be a very nice road that could have been the place to land the plane and it would have remained right side up.
I'm glad they are ok, but carb heat should have fixed things if it was used and was working properly.
while I heard the words spoken about carb icing...the conditions looked so very dry I'm really wondering if it was carb icing...high humidity is usually a part of the component.
also...there seemed to be a very nice road that could have been the place to land the plane and it would have remained right side up.
I'm glad they are ok, but carb heat should have fixed things if it was used and was working properly.
India Four Two - Thanks for posting the NTSB report and the additioal video.
So basically, if you fly a piston fixed wing in cold weather you are risking your life, is this the case?
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So basically, if you fly a piston fixed wing in cold weather you are risking your life, is this the case?
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: chicago
Posts: 359
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
prattx3 there are fixed wing piston planes with fuel injection and NO carburetor ice.
I don't know what happened...maybe carb heat wasn't working 100percent...no visible moisture though dew pint was within 10...
carb heat on, adjust mixture and throttle to achieve some power
but I sure would have gone towards thatnice road
I don't know what happened...maybe carb heat wasn't working 100percent...no visible moisture though dew pint was within 10...
carb heat on, adjust mixture and throttle to achieve some power
but I sure would have gone towards thatnice road
I don't believe that **** is real. Real Americans would all have been screaming and telling each other "I love you" and promising that they will look after little Timmy who is dying of cancer when you're gone. The when the plane crashed it would have blown up in a huge fireball, but Tom Cruise or somebody would have turned up and rescued them all, and then he would have got married to the girl. Can't believe you people think that is "carburettor icing" lol.
So basically, if you fly a piston fixed wing in cold weather you are risking your life, is this the case?
The major problem flying a piston powered aircraft in extreme cold is the inability to maintain a decent cylinder head temperature. Most bush aircraft have a winter kit that can be installed on the front of the cowling to restrict airflow over the cylinders and through the oil cooler. This is all I can find after a quick search. This one is for an early version of the C-150. Later ones are two piece affairs and the slots are horizontal..
The Beaver is equipped with a full front shutter that can be adjusted from the cockpit. Here's what it looks like.
The Otter has a little skull-cap affair that fits over the propeller gear casing on the front of the engine but no shutter. On both the Otter and the Beaver a circle of felt material can be fitted into the oil cooler intake in extreme temperatures to partially block the cold airflow. I have flown the Otter with cylinder head temperatures as low as 120 degrees F which is barely in the green. According to the engine manufacturer there would be no damage to the engine as log as the oil temperature was normal.
Last edited by pigboat; 4th Oct 2013 at 12:06.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Linköping, Sweden
Posts: 190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
And yet the NTSB report cites: "A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to carburetor ice."
Pigboat - Thank you for your very informative response. Really appreciated.
Pigboat - Thank you for your very informative response. Really appreciated.