# Accident 20030820019989A: Swftms GC1B, Cottonwood, ID, August 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, ID
- Airport: Cottonwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0389° N, 116.3322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0389&lon=-116.3322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80978, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80978) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 6 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030820019989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY 25 FOR LANDING AT THE COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HE FLARED TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND BUT FORGOT TO PLACE THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL TO THE COLD POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD AGAIN ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN FELT THAT THE LANDING GEAR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AND SO CUT THE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, PENETRATING A BARB-WIRE FENCE, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY AT APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD.

## 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 SEA03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA175), Aug 20, 2003: Globe GC-1B (N80978), Cottonwood, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors contributing to the accident were the updraft, the terrain drop-off, and…

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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