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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wendover, UT · November 19, 2000

Date: November 19, 2000 · 13:45 local
Place: Wendover, UT
Airport: Wendover Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6355R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01LA016
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0

N6355RRegistration cancelled May 2, 2007 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21525 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft lost power after descending from 7500' to 5800'. OAT was at or below freezing. Pilot applied carb heat, engine recovered slightly, pilot turned carb heat off, engine power reduced. Pilot activated engine primer, engine power momentarily recovered. Pilot executed emergency landing to dry salt settling pond and hit a berm of hard dry salt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER DESCENDING FROM 7500' TO 5800'. OAT WAS AT OR BELOW FREEZING. PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT, ENGINE RECOVERED SLIGHTLY, PILOT TURNED CARB HEAT OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. PILOT ACTIVATED ENGINE PRIMER, ENGINE POWER MOMENTARILY RECOVERED. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING TO DRY SALT SETTLING POND AND HIT A BERM OF HARD DRY SALT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01LA016Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWendover, UTa forced landing to unsuitable terrain due to a loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing. Factors were insufficient weather information regarding carburetor icing in the pilot's operating handbook for the aircraft and delay by the pilot in…Nov 19, 2000 · Substantial damage