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Aircraft lost power after takeoff due to carburetor ice, lost altitude and wing hit tree. Aircraft landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300842 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 7ak8 |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 40 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 60 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 300842 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Shortly after rotation the engine developed carburetor ice. Lost altitude quickly. Was at tree top level when engine began to run smooth again. 1 tree was higher than others and struck right wing before I was able to regain altitude. Landed at airport to inspect damage. Determined damage was minor and left airport and returned to hangar at palmer, ak, approximately 10 mi away and reported event to aircraft owner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT LOST PWR AFTER TKOF DUE TO CARB ICE, LOST ALT AND WING HIT TREE. ACFT LANDED SAFELY.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE ENG DEVELOPED CARB ICE. LOST ALT QUICKLY. WAS AT TREE TOP LEVEL WHEN ENG BEGAN TO RUN SMOOTH AGAIN. 1 TREE WAS HIGHER THAN OTHERS AND STRUCK R WING BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN ALT. LANDED AT ARPT TO INSPECT DAMAGE. DETERMINED DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND LEFT ARPT AND RETURNED TO HANGAR AT PALMER, AK, APPROX 10 MI AWAY AND RPTED EVENT TO ACFT OWNER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.