# Accident 20041218033139A: Arctic S1B2, Steamboat Spgs, CO, December 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2004, 12:33 local time
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO
- Airport: Bob Adams Field Routt County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5167° N, 106.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5167&lon=-106.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 55 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041218033139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM SBS ON RUNWAY 32 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 MST. ON CLIMB OUT A TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST WAS INITIATED. AT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL THE POWER WAS REDUCED FROM 2,600 RPM TO 2,400 RPM. AT THE TIME THE POWER CHANGE WAS INITIATED THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. THE PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL CARBURETOR HEAT ON, MIXTURE RICH, SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND CHECK MAGNETOS. THE ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER FAILED AND A RIGHT TURN WAS INITIATED IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A OPEN AREA. UPON LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLING OUT ON UNPACKED SNOW THE LANDING GEAR HIT OBSTRUCTIONS SKIDDED TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER STOPPING UPSIDE DOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL TO INCLUDE CRACKED WING SPARS AND ENGINE FIREWALL, BUCKLED ENGINE TRUSS, BROKEN LANDING GEAR CROSS-MEMBER, BENT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON.

## 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 DEN05LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA041), Dec 18, 2004: Arctic S-1B2 (N78AT), Steamboat Spngs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors include the conditions conducive for carburetor icing, the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, the inadequate…

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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