ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216704
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| Date: | Friday 26 October 2018 |
| Time: | 06:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5575U |
| MSN: | 28-26304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lone Tree, South of Centennial Airport (KAPA), Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) |
| Ogden Municipal Airport, UT (OGD/KOGD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After completing the preflight inspection, the pilot reported a normal engine runup and recalled checking the carburetor heat and magnetos twice before takeoff. He started the takeoff roll and noticed that the roll was a "little longer than normal' and that the airplane's climb performance was poor. He applied carburetor heat, noted a loss of rpm, then turned the carburetor heat off. Shortly thereafter, the airplane started to descend, and the pilot performed a forced landing to a field.
Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at cruise power settings. Since postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies, it is likely that the loss of power was a result of carburetor ice accumulation. It is possible that carburetor ice formed before departure, when the engine was operating at a low power setting, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the initial climb.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor icing, and the pilot's failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA027
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5575U%20
Location
Media:
South Metro Firefighters are on scene of a plane crash in Lone Tree south of Lincoln Ave and east of I-25. 2 occupants exited safely without injuries. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/QA3UGSzLL3
— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) 26 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2018 16:37 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Oct-2018 16:39 | Geno | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Oct-2018 22:19 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 27-Oct-2018 08:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 02-Jul-2022 17:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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