What happened
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On 01/30/2020 aircraft departed merrill field Alaska and landed in Big Lake Alaska to pick up a friend. The pilot and friend flew north to talkeetna and then flew southwest to mount susitna and then back to Big Lake to drop off the pilots friend.
The pilot did a touch and go on runway 7 at Big Lake and was coming back around for a full-stop landing to drop off his friend. In the downwind leg the aircraft engine lost power the pilot applied full throttle but no response. The pilot immediately turned back to runway 7 but ended up landing short.
The pilot attempted to land on south Big Lake road the aircraft's outboard left wing impacted a tree as the aircraft descended onto the road and spun 180 degrees before coming to a stop a the edge of the road. The pilot and his friend were uninjured.
The aircraft incurred damage to both wing tips, the nose gear collapsed resulting in one propeller blade being bent aft and damage to the lower engine cowling. The left main landing gear leg was bent aft.
The aircraft had approximately 6 gallons of fuel and fuel samples taken were of clean 100 low-lead fuel.
The engine was rotated no abnormalities were observed.
The pilot stated that he had not fully engaged the carburetor heat before landing and suspected carburetor icing resulted in the loss of engine power. Upon inspection the carburetor heat knob was observed as only 50 percent engaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/30/2020 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD ALASKA AND LANDED IN BIG LAKE ALASKA TO PICK UP A FRIEND. THE PILOT AND FRIEND FLEW NORTH TO TALKEETNA AND THEN FLEW SOUTHWEST TO MOUNT SUSITNA AND THEN BACK TO BIG LAKE TO DROP OFF THE PILOTS FRIEND.
THE PILOT DID A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 7 AT BIG LAKE AND WAS COMING BACK AROUND FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING TO DROP OFF HIS FRIEND. IN THE DOWNWIND LEG THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE BUT NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TO RUNWAY 7 BUT ENDED UP LANDING SHORT.
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON SOUTH BIG LAKE ROAD THE AIRCRAFT'S OUTBOARD LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ONTO THE ROAD AND SPUN 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP A THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THE PILOT AND HIS FRIEND WERE UNINJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN ONE PROPELLER BLADE BEING BENT AFT AND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG WAS BENT AFT.
THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS OF FUEL AND FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN WERE OF CLEAN 100 LOW-LEAD FUEL.
THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED NO ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FULLY ENGAGED THE CARBURETOR HEAT BEFORE LANDING AND SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICING RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. UPON INSPECTION THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB WAS OBSERVED AS ONLY 50 PERCENT ENGAGED.
NTSB investigation
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