What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After a x-country flight and arrival at ktvy there were intermittent rain showers in the vicinity of the airport so the pilot circled for a few minutes west of the airport to await the passing of the showers at the airport. The pilot then entered the downwind leg. Prior to decreasing power for landing he applied carburetor heat and mixture to rich. "Abeam the numbers to rwy 35 the engine sputtered", the pilot ensured the carb heat was applied but the engine continued to not produce adequate power. As he turned base the engine quit. The pilot was able to land approximately 3/4 of a mile south and short of the rwy in a sagebrush covered area. As the aircraft touched down the rt main hit a ditch and the main gear separated from the aircraft and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft then came to a stop in a relative short distance. Due to the lack of any apparent damage to any structural or flight control component it was classified as an incident. However, due to the cost to repair the damages, the insurance company classified it as a "constructive loss." The carb heat probability charts did indicate a high probability of carb icing conditions in descent at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER A X-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND ARRIVAL AT KTVY THERE WERE INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT SO THE PILOT CIRCLED FOR A FEW MINUTES WEST OF THE AIRPORT TO AWAIT THE PASSING OF THE SHOWERS AT THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT THEN ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG. PRIOR TO DECREASING POWER FOR LANDING HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND MIXTURE TO RICH. "ABEAM THE NUMBERS TO RWY 35 THE ENGINE SPUTTERED", THE PILOT ENSURED THE CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO NOT PRODUCE ADEQUATE POWER. AS HE TURNED BASE THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE SOUTH AND SHORT OF THE RWY IN A SAGEBRUSH COVERED AREA. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE RT MAIN HIT A DITCH AND THE MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A STOP IN A RELATIVE SHORT DISTANCE. DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY APPARENT DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURAL OR FLIGHT CONTROL COMPONENT IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE COST TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES, THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLASSIFIED IT AS A "CONSTRUCTIVE LOSS." THE CARB HEAT PROBABILITY CHARTS DID INDICATE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF CARB ICING CONDITIONS IN DESCENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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