# Accident 20040314004059A: Cessna 172M, Eltopia, WA, March 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2004, 14:58 local time
- Place: Eltopia, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4450° N, 119.1117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4450&lon=-119.1117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1883V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1883V-2010-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 95 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314004059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA04LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA049), Mar 14, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1883V), Eltopia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Remedial action delayed during the takeoff roll. Factors include rough/uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N1883V (1)

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

- [Accident 20091223053279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091223053279A), Dec 23, 2009: Cessna 172M (N1883V), Albion, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot 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…

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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