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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Eltopia, WA · March 14, 2004

Date: March 14, 2004 · 14:58 local
Place: Eltopia, WA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1883V
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA049
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 104 total95 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N1883VRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2010 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263780 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed kennewick airport and approximately 15 miles north of pasco had engine RPM drop from cruise of 2400 to 1800 and start running rough. Pilot pulled on carburetor heat and apparently added throttle, and checked fuel system including primer. Engine then responded by going to red line at 2700 RPM. Pilot did not recognize problem as carburetor ice. Atmospheric conditions were correct for possible ice. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a wheat field with short stubble. The landing was successful. Ground checks showed the aircraft to be okay. Pilot elected to take off again and ran out of stubble field and proceeded into soft dirt. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED KENNEWICK AIRPORT AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTH OF PASCO HAD ENGINE RPM DROP FROM CRUISE OF 2400 TO 1800 AND START RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT PULLED ON CARBURETOR HEAT AND APPARENTLY ADDED THROTTLE, AND CHECKED FUEL SYSTEM INCLUDING PRIMER. ENGINE THEN RESPONDED BY GOING TO RED LINE AT 2700 RPM. PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE PROBLEM AS CARBURETOR ICE. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WERE CORRECT FOR POSSIBLE ICE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD WITH SHORT STUBBLE. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL. GROUND CHECKS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE OKAY. PILOT ELECTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN AND RAN OUT OF STUBBLE FIELD AND PROCEEDED INTO SOFT DIRT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

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 SEA04LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEltopia, WARemedial action delayed during the takeoff roll. Factors include rough/uneven terrain.Mar 14, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1883V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20091223053279ACruise/Level Flight · Albion, IDPilot report that he was performing aerial infrard imagery in an area that was about 4 miles east of Albion, ID during the evening of 12/23/2009. At an altitude of 2500AGL. The pilot reported that he initially had a target on the easten side of the ridge line…Dec 23, 2009 · Substantial damage