20041023026839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Glenwood Sprin, CO · October 23, 2004

Date: October 23, 2004 · 11:05 local
Place: Glenwood Sprin, CO
Phase of flight: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9176A
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA013
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Reported engine: Continental C145*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9176ARegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Cessna 170AS/N 18937 · Built 1949 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot reported he was in the normal pattern for runway 32 at Glenwood springs when he decided he was too high and elected to go-around and make another approach to the runway. When he added power, he reported there was little or no response. (He states the carburetor heat was in the "on" position. First responders to the accident site report seeing the carburetor heat in the "off" position). He then navigated in a direction away from the city; as he did so, he brushed the tops of some trees. A witness reports hearing a rough engine sound and then the aircraft hit the roof of a townhouse, bounced into the side of another townhouse, and came to rest between the two.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS IN THE NORMAL PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 32 AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS WHEN HE DECIDED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND ELECTED TO GO-AROUND AND MAKE ANOTHER APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE ADDED POWER, HE REPORTED THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE. (HE STATES THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORT SEEING THE CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE "OFF" POSITION). HE THEN NAVIGATED IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE CITY; AS HE DID SO, HE BRUSHED THE TOPS OF SOME TREES. A WITNESS REPORTS HEARING A ROUGH ENGINE SOUND AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE ROOF OF A TOWNHOUSE, BOUNCED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER TOWNHOUSE, AND CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE TWO.

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 DEN05LA013Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlenwood Spring, COthe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power. Related factors were conditions conducive for carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Oct 23, 2004 · Substantial damage