# Accident 20030607011989A: Cessna 172H, Glasgow, MT, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Glasgow, MT
- Airport: Glasgow International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2556° N, 106.8178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2556&lon=-106.8178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2786L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2786L-2005-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Pilot flight hours: 1,604 total, 493 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607011989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS DESCENT, APPROACHING HIS NEXT FUEL STOP, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO 1900 RPM. WHEN HE RE-APPLIED POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE THEN SELECTED AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD IN WHICH TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING. HE "PANCAKED" THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE TERRAIN DURING WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. HE REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S POWERPLANT AND REPORTED SUSPECTING CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 SEA03LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA097), Jun 7, 2003: Cessna 172H (N2786L), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors were carburetor icing conditions and the muddy, wet terrain at the landing site.

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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