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.

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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.