# Accident 20051221029909A: Piper PA28235, Colorado Sprin, CO, December 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2005, 11:53 local time
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9456° N, 104.5697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9456&lon=-104.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9318W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9318W-2006-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051221029909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TURNING DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 33 AT (7700 MSL) PATTERN ALTITUDE AT MEADOWLAKE AIRPORT. AS HE WENT TO APPLY POWER TO KEEP ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AND HAD A FURTHER LOSS OF POWER. HE RECHECKED THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WAS ON. ALL GAUGES WERE NORMAL OR IN THE GREEN, AND THE PROP CONTROL WAS ALL THE WAY IN. MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS ABOUT 12 INCHES AND TACH WAS ABOUT 2000 RPM. HE MADE A DECISION TO TRY AND LAND ON THE ROAD. HIS DESCENT WAS SO FAST HE DIDN'T MAKE THE ROAD, AND LANDED NEXT TO IT. ON IMPACT, THE PILOT HIT SOME FENCE POSTS THAT DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING AND BROKE OFF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ALSO.

## 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 DEN06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA024), Dec 21, 2005: Piper PA-28-235 (N9318W), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat that resulted in the partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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