What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed animas airpark (00C) near durango at 10:00 a.m. for lake navajo, CO for a discovery flight. After approximately 30 minutes after taking off, a light rain was encountered, so she turned on the carburetor (carb) heat as a precaution. The engine began running roughly, so carb heat was turned off; however, the engine roughness continued, and the engine RPM degraded. Carb heat was turned on again and the pilot performed a forced off-airport landing near arobles, Colorado. The pilot sustained minor injuries and passenger received severe injuries. The airplane had substantial damage to the wings, nose, and fuselage. Post-accident analysis determined that weather conditions were conducive to icing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANIMAS AIRPARK (00C) NEAR DURANGO AT 10:00 A.M. FOR LAKE NAVAJO, CO FOR A DISCOVERY FLIGHT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKING OFF, A LIGHT RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED, SO SHE TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR (CARB) HEAT AS A PRECAUTION. THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY, SO CARB HEAT WAS TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS CONTINUED, AND THE ENGINE RPM DEGRADED. CARB HEAT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING NEAR AROBLES, COLORADO. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, NOSE, AND FUSELAGE. POST-ACCIDENT ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO ICING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.