C152 pilot had forced landing because of engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	464221
Time
Date	200002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	NH
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 81 flight time total : 3905 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	464221
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On feb/thu/00, at approximately XA45 pm I was cruising at 2500 ft MSL when engine failure occurred. I noticed a lake below me so I continued towards the lake making a circle for a landing. I believe the problem was carburetor ice. I pulled the carburetor heat handle but power was not restored and a landing was needed. I believe that I did not give the aircraft carburetor heat enough time to heat because it was a short time from when I pulled the carburetor heat to the time I landed. When the aircraft's main 2 tires touched down they stuck into the snow and slush, causing the aircraft to stop suddenly and the nose tire hit the snow and collapse. I was not hurt and my right knee had a light bruise from hitting into the carburetor heat and flap handle. The aircraft had damage to the landing gear (nose only), propeller, and cowling. I walked over to a house on the lake and called for help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT HAD FORCED LNDG BECAUSE OF ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: ON FEB/THU/00, AT APPROX XA45 PM I WAS CRUISING AT 2500 FT MSL WHEN ENG FAILURE OCCURRED. I NOTICED A LAKE BELOW ME SO I CONTINUED TOWARDS THE LAKE MAKING A CIRCLE FOR A LNDG. I BELIEVE THE PROB WAS CARB ICE. I PULLED THE CARB HEAT HANDLE BUT PWR WAS NOT RESTORED AND A LNDG WAS NEEDED. I BELIEVE THAT I DID NOT GIVE THE ACFT CARB HEAT ENOUGH TIME TO HEAT BECAUSE IT WAS A SHORT TIME FROM WHEN I PULLED THE CARB HEAT TO THE TIME I LANDED. WHEN THE ACFT'S MAIN 2 TIRES TOUCHED DOWN THEY STUCK INTO THE SNOW AND SLUSH, CAUSING THE ACFT TO STOP SUDDENLY AND THE NOSE TIRE HIT THE SNOW AND COLLAPSE. I WAS NOT HURT AND MY R KNEE HAD A LIGHT BRUISE FROM HITTING INTO THE CARB HEAT AND FLAP HANDLE. THE ACFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE LNDG GEAR (NOSE ONLY), PROP, AND COWLING. I WALKED OVER TO A HOUSE ON THE LAKE AND CALLED FOR HELP.

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.