# Accident 20100715038319A: Piper PA-14, King Salmon, AK, July 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2010, 11:37 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7617° N, 156.6083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7617&lon=-156.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5126H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5126H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-14
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 260 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100715038319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND GOT WORSE WHEN CARB HEAT WAS SELECTED.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE CLEARING 5 MILES WEST OF PAKN AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND PROPELLER.  THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE THREE PASSENGERS ON-BOARD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC10LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA061), Jul 15, 2010: Piper PA-14 (N5126H), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use continuous carburetor heat while operating in carburetor icing conditions, resulting in carburetor ice and subsequent partial loss of engine power.

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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