LONGMONT, CO, USA
N6579K
CESSNA 172P
THE PLT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A STRIP HE WANTED CERTIFIED. DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THE ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND SO THE PLT LANDED. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE WET SOD AIRSTRIP AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT SAID AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT HAD NOT BEEN USEDD IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF FLT. THE ENGINE WAS TESTED BY THE FAA AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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