# Accident 20101023048709A: Piper PA-28-236, Dorrington, CA, October 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2010, 14:15 local time
- Place: Dorrington, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2806° N, 120.2044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2806&lon=-120.2044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228KK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228KK-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101023048709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE AS WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING.  AIRCRAFT WAS IMC AT 15,000 FOR 10 MINUTES AND ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER WITH MANIFOLD PRESSURE (MP) DROPPING TO 16.7".  PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO O22.  MP DID NOT INCREASE DURING DECENT WITH ENGINE ONLY PRODUCING IDLE POWER.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND SHORT OF O22 ON FOREST SERVICE ROAD.  PILOT STATED HE NEVER ACTUATED CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THIS WHOLE EVENT.BOTH WINGS WERE BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO IMPACT WITH TREES.

## 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 WPR11LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA025), Oct 23, 2010: Piper PA-28-236 (N228KK), Dorrington, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat while cruising in carburetor icing conditions, which resulted in a 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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