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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Ogden, UT · November 2, 2004

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Date
November 2, 2004 · 16:48 local
Place
Ogden, UT
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7852P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN05LA019
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total
N7852PRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3075 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was inbound for landing at the Ogden, Utah airport and had been cleared to enter left downwind for runway 34. Approximately 3 miles north of the airport the aircraft reported a problem with the engine and was cleared to land on any runway. About 20 seconds after the first report of an engine problem the aircraft reported the engine was out and they were landing in a field. The aircraft was observed to fly over the eastern side of the field on a southerly heading and circled right to the west side of the field. On the west side of the field the aircraft turned back towards the field and crashed into an eight foot high levee along the perimeter of the field. Both pilots were severely injured and have been unable to say what happened. Fuel exhaustion does not appear to be a factor. Carburetor ice is suspected as there was a moist airmass in the area and the aircraft had been in extended descent. Final determination of the cause of the engine failure is pending an engine teardown by the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AT THE OGDEN, UTAH AIRPORT AND HAD BEEN CLEARED TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 34. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. ABOUT 20 SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST REPORT OF AN ENGINE PROBLEM THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS OUT AND THEY WERE LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLY OVER THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE FIELD ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND CIRCLED RIGHT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE FIELD AND CRASHED INTO AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH LEVEE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE FIELD. BOTH PILOTS WERE SEVERELY INJURED AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED. FUEL EXHAUSTION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. CARBURETOR ICE IS SUSPECTED AS THERE WAS A MOIST AIRMASS IN THE AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN EXTENDED DESCENT. FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS PENDING AN ENGINE TEARDOWN BY THE NTSB.

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 DEN05LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOgden, UTthe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors include the weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing, and a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Nov 2, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7852P · 2

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

Incident 19990428020659ILevel Off Touchdown · Sacramento, CAPilot selected gear down at lincoln airport. Gear failed to extend. Emergency extension did not extend gear. Pilot landed gear up at smf on runway 34L. Inspection of nose gear showed that it was mechanically jammed in the up position. Owner (SIC) stated that…Apr 28, 1999 · Minor damageIncident 19911011052119IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Ogden, UTOdor of exhaust in aircraft on climb. Pilot ill. Emergency landing in field. Oil pan leak. Oil on exhaust system.Oct 11, 1991 · Minor damage