Plane Down! A carburetor heat mishap

Good photo of a 182 being towed down the road! Based on the
METAR data, conditions were certainly conducive for carburetor
heat, but were they really too extreme for carburetor heat to be
effective?

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No one is hurt in an emergency landing not far from Carlisle
Airport.

The owner of the airplane that made an emergency landing Thursday
in a South Middleton Township cornfield says "carburetor ice" may
be to blame.

J.R. Sides, owner of Chambersburg Skydiving Center, says the high
humidity and accelerated descent led to a buildup of ice around
the carburetor causing the engine to stop as it approached
Carlisle Airport.

http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2...ews/news01.txt


Nearest METAR data:
KCXY 171656Z VRB06KT 7SM FEW029 29/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157
T02940244
KMDT 171656Z 00000KT 6SM HZ FEW027 29/24 A2999 RMK A02 SLP 155

Capital City is about 15 miles east of the accident site, and
Harrisburg Intl-Olmstead is across the river from Capital City
and slightly downstream.