# Incident 20231204020289I: Cessna 172N, Broomfield, CO, December 4, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2023, 21:20 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 144 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231204020289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY USING CARB HEAT DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT BUT HAD NOT USED IT IN APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE INCIDENT. ON BASE TURN PILOT TURNED CARB HEAT ON AND NOTED DROP IN RPMS AND ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, SO PILOT TURNED CARB HEAT OFF. ON TURNING FINAL ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 500RPM AND NO POWER AVAILABLE, PILOT STATED HE AGAIN TURNED CARB HEAT ON AND OFF. PILOT UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT OF RWY30R. PILOT LINED UP NEXT TO MALSR LIGHTS AS HE KNEW IT WAS MOSTLY GRASS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE AND FLARED EARLY, CAUSING A STALL AND THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP THE LAST 10-15' ACCORDING TO PILOT'S ESTIMATION.

AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTROLS NOTED AS MIXTURE AT IDLE CUTOFF, FULL THROTTLE, AND CARB HEAT OFF.

## Other reports on N738BJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880910063199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910063199I), Sep 10, 1988: Cessna 172N (N738BJ), Harrison, OH, Minor damage. Floated after touchdown. Pulled power and settled. Passenger on brakes. Brakes locked. Veered. Nosed over. Hit pipe

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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