Plane crashes in Hoke County; passsengers parachute out safely

[Pete]

Plane crashes in Hoke County; passsengers parachute out safely

Not so much a crash as a forced landing.

http://fayobserver.com/articles/2012/05/05/1175868?sac=fo.military

"RAEFORD - It's usually bad news when a plane loses power during a flight.

But rarely do all the passengers have the good fortune to be wearing parachutes.

That's what happened Saturday around noon in Hoke County, when a single-engine, privately owned Cessna 206 carrying four skydivers suddenly had engine trouble around 1,100 feet................"

[PSM]

Hmmm. It had engine trouble in flight, but was able to taxi back to the airport.

Pat

[Ambush Master]

Hmmm. It had engine trouble in flight, but was able to taxi back to the airport.

Pat

Carb Ice?!?!

[PSM]

Carb Ice?!?!

Could be. What ever it was, the pilot has some 'splaining to do.

What was the cause of your incident, AM?

Pat

[112thSOLCA]

Carb Ice?!?!

I doubt carb ice. I have never flown a 206 that had a carburetor and I have flown both the Lycoming and Continental Engine models.

Also, unlikely to pick up carb ice at 1,000 agl with full power.

I would suspect fuel management (ran a tank dry).

[Ambush Master]

Could be. What ever it was, the pilot has some 'splaining to do.

What was the cause of your incident, AM?

Pat

Shaky Jake ate iself, a Master-rod failure I believe!!