Atx pilot concerned about takeoff with ice on wings of aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	298538
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	298538
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to the low temperatures the decision was made to put airplane in a heated hangar during the afternoon. This would eliminate the need for preheat during the evening. Airplane was inspected and preflted and removed from hangar by XY15 pm with departure scheduled for XZ00 pm. No ice was on airplane, it was dry, in a heated hangar. During run-up a final check was made for ice on the wings, nose, etc, in case any blowing snow contacted warm surfaces. No ice was visible. Normal takeoff was made, cruise and landing were normal. While unloading the airplane a small area of the wing and aileron were noticed to have water/ice drops on it. These drops were very dirty colored and semi- frozen. Brushing with my gloved hand removed most of the drops from the front half of the wing. (They were still part liquid). After completely unloading the airplane I tried to wipe off the rest of the drops. Only a few of the drops would now wipe off the back of the wing and aileron, the rest were now completely frozen. A closer inspection made it appear as if the airplane had been sprayed/splashed. Airplane was ice free on departure and I do not know when it got splashed on the ground. Drops were dirty and discolored and contained small dark particles as if it was from slush on road.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT CONCERNED ABOUT TKOF WITH ICE ON WINGS OF ACFT.

Narrative: DUE TO THE LOW TEMPS THE DECISION WAS MADE TO PUT AIRPLANE IN A HEATED HANGAR DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR PREHEAT DURING THE EVENING. AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED AND PREFLTED AND REMOVED FROM HANGAR BY XY15 PM WITH DEP SCHEDULED FOR XZ00 PM. NO ICE WAS ON AIRPLANE, IT WAS DRY, IN A HEATED HANGAR. DURING RUN-UP A FINAL CHK WAS MADE FOR ICE ON THE WINGS, NOSE, ETC, IN CASE ANY BLOWING SNOW CONTACTED WARM SURFACES. NO ICE WAS VISIBLE. NORMAL TKOF WAS MADE, CRUISE AND LNDG WERE NORMAL. WHILE UNLOADING THE AIRPLANE A SMALL AREA OF THE WING AND AILERON WERE NOTICED TO HAVE WATER/ICE DROPS ON IT. THESE DROPS WERE VERY DIRTY COLORED AND SEMI- FROZEN. BRUSHING WITH MY GLOVED HAND REMOVED MOST OF THE DROPS FROM THE FRONT HALF OF THE WING. (THEY WERE STILL PART LIQUID). AFTER COMPLETELY UNLOADING THE AIRPLANE I TRIED TO WIPE OFF THE REST OF THE DROPS. ONLY A FEW OF THE DROPS WOULD NOW WIPE OFF THE BACK OF THE WING AND AILERON, THE REST WERE NOW COMPLETELY FROZEN. A CLOSER INSPECTION MADE IT APPEAR AS IF THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN SPRAYED/SPLASHED. AIRPLANE WAS ICE FREE ON DEP AND I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT GOT SPLASHED ON THE GND. DROPS WERE DIRTY AND DISCOLORED AND CONTAINED SMALL DARK PARTICLES AS IF IT WAS FROM SLUSH ON ROAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.