Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Grain Valley Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Grain Valley, Missouri 64029
Sunday, September 6, 2009 15:30 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot reported that he climbed to 2,500 feet mean sea level (msl)and flew enroute for about 1 hour 15 minutes. About 2 – 3 miles from the destination airport, the engine started losing power. The pilot decided to make a straight-in landing, but about 1/4 – 1/2 mile from the runway, the engine lost power completely. The pilot slipped the airplane to lose altitude. The airspeed was about 70 mph when he crossed over the threshold of the runway and there was a tailwind. The pilot attempted to touch down about mid-field, but the airplane bounced. The engine started briefly and then stopped again. The airplane landed hard and skidded to a stop. The post accident inspection of the engine revealed no preexisting anomalies. The temperature was about 23 degrees Celsius and the dew point was 16 degrees Celsius. The Transport Canada Carburetor Icing Chart indicated that the potential for moderate icing existed for cruise power, or serious icing for descent power. The pilot stated that he did not remember if he applied carburetor heat.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/6/2009 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1530 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Grain Valley |
| Event State | MISSOURI |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 64029 |
| Event Date Year | 2009 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 390056N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0941247W |
| Event Location Airport | Grain Valley |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 3GV |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 835 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 1454 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 287 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MKC |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 759 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 19 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2600 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 16 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 60 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.14 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 26491 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-AGL-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 13 2010 11:51AM |
| User who most recently changed record | lema |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N9129A |
| NTSB Number | CEN09LA576 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 170A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18886 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 18 2009 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 4030 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | James R. Brooks |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Oak Grove |
| Aircraft Owner State | MO |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 64075 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | James R. Brooks |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Oak Grove |
| Operator State | MO |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 64075 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | IA27 |
| Departure City | Blakesburg |
| Departure State | IA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1405 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | 3GV |
| Destination City | Grain Valley |
| Destination State | MO |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 4 2010 4:15PM |
| User who most recently changed record | silj |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 23 |
| Runway Length | 2200 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |