20050729016759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · KZ VII · Elko, NV · July 29, 2005

Date: July 29, 2005 · 16:02 local
Place: Elko, NV
Airport: Elko Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N159KZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA248
Reported as: Kzvii
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 490 total260 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N159KZRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2017 · Scandinavian Aero Industry KZ VIIS/N 159 · Built 1947 Airframe modelScandinavian Aero Industry KZ VII Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft crashed approximately 2000 ft short and slightly left of the rwy 23 centerline. The pilot stated he was high on final approach; flaps were fully extended, with the throttle idle and carburetor heat on. He placed carburetor heat off in anticipation of a possible go-around. He then noted a decrease in idle RPM, so he reapplied carburetor heat and attempted to add power; however, the engine did not respond and then the propeller stopped rotating. The aircraft left wing tip hit a light pole before hitting the ground. The aircraft slid approximately 30 ft and then hit a bush and a concrete light pole base before coming to rest in a parking lot. The aircraft received major damage forward of the cockpit, the engine was bent up approximately 30 degrees, the left wing tip was ripped off, and both main landing gear were bent out and up. Both pilots received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT SHORT AND SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE RWY 23 CENTERLINE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH; FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED, WITH THE THROTTLE IDLE AND CARBURETOR HEAT ON. HE PLACED CARBURETOR HEAT OFF IN ANTICIPATION OF A POSSIBLE GO-AROUND. HE THEN NOTED A DECREASE IN IDLE RPM, SO HE REAPPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEN THE PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP HIT A LIGHT POLE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 30 FT AND THEN HIT A BUSH AND A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE BASE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE FORWARD OF THE COCKPIT, THE ENGINE WAS BENT UP APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES, THE LEFT WING TIP WAS RIPPED OFF, AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE BENT OUT AND UP. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 LAX05LA248Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElko, NVThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the total loss of engine power.Jul 29, 2005 · Substantial damage