# Accident 20230420007919A: Piper PA-28-181, Flint, MI, April 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2023, 10:06 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9636° N, 83.7961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9636&lon=-83.7961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N419W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 653 total, 133 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230420007919A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO FLINT BISHOP, AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH A TEMPERATURE INVERSION AND EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER.

PILOT STATED CARB HEAT NOT APPLIED WHEN HE NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER.

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RAILROAD TRACK DUE TO POSITION AND ALTITUDE.

## 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 CEN23LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA161), Apr 20, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N419W), Flint Township, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of engine power from carburetor ice.

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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