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FAA incident report · Flight Desi CTSW · Cheshire, CT · January 13, 2011

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Date
January 13, 2011 · 17:00 local
Place
Cheshire, CT
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N858CT
Reported as
Flight Desi Ctsw
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total80 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N858CTRegistered now · Flight Design CTSWS/N 05-12-08 · Built 2006Airframe modelFlight Design CTSWEngine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

As stated by the pilot, he was in route from new bedford regional airport (kewb) to waterbury - oxford (oxc), while descending from 6500', the engine began to run rough, due to carburetor icing. Carburetor heat was applied and within five minutes the engine began to run smooth. Shortly after the carburetor heat was turnd off the engine began to run rough again. Carburetor heat was applied again and the aircraft was put in level Flight. The pilot stated he applied power and the engine stopped. The pilot was going to try and land at meriden aiport (mmk). While attempting to reach mmk, the pilot tried to restart the engine. When the pilot realized he could not make mmk, he decided to make a force landing in a field adjacent to 900 boulder road, Cheshire CT. The pilot was in communication with oxc tower. The landing was made in a snow covered field. The aircraft touched down on the main landing gear and then the nose touched down . After the nose made contact with the snow, the nose gear separated from the aircraft and the aircraft flipped on its roof. The aircraft skidded to stop and the pilot and passenger egressed from the aircraft and were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

AS STATED BY THE PILOT, HE WAS IN ROUTE FROM NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (KEWB) TO WATERBURY - OXFORD (OXC), WHILE DESCENDING FROM 6500', THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN SMOOTH. SHORTLY AFTER THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURND OFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AGAIN. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT IN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS GOING TO TRY AND LAND AT MERIDEN AIPORT (MMK). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH MMK, THE PILOT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAKE MMK, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A FORCE LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO 900 BOULDER ROAD, CHESHIRE CT. THE PILOT WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH OXC TOWER. THE LANDING WAS MADE IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN . AFTER THE NOSE MADE CONTACT WITH THE SNOW, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS ROOF. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE NOT INJURED.