# Accident 19980206003839A: Piper PA18105, Sheridan, WY, February 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7903° N, 106.9494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7903&lon=-106.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 93 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206003839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POWER LOSS DUE CARB ICE. LANDED IN SNOW COVERED FIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER. (.4)WHILE IN CRUISE, ON A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER BY PLACING THE MIXTURE TO RICH, APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT, AND SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. THESE PROCEDURES WERE INEFFECTIVE, AND THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING BESIDE A ROAD. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DURING LANDING ROLL, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO SNOW, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM OPERATING. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 39 AND 34 DEGREES, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.                     (-23)DURING LANDING ROLL OF AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, TIRES CONTACTED SNOW AND SLUSH.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING RAPID DECELERATION.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITITATED BECAUSE ENGINE HAD QUIT SUDDENLY DUE TO SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA125), Feb 6, 1998: Piper PA-18-105 (N316T), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which resulted in loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Factors relating to the accident were: the carburetor icing (weather) condition, and the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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