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Small aircraft corp pilot encounters icing so severe that deicing equipment becomes ineffective. Stalled on approach resulting in hard landing, propeller damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdl |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach landing other other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 325548 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR flight plan from ptw to hfd. Over ign the icing became more intense. Deicing equipment was no longer effective, windshield was completely covered, no forward visibility. Shot approach at hfd, missed and continued on to bdl. Shot the ILS runway 6 at bdl. Just before touchdown plane stalled and fell 100-150 ft, landed hard on right main and nosewheel, became airborne and veered left off runway into snowbank, became airborne again, add power, flew plane back onto runway. Came to a stop, on runway, taxied to FBO. Damage propellers on both sides, no injury or structural damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CORP PLT ENCOUNTERS ICING SO SEVERE THAT DEICING EQUIP BECOMES INEFFECTIVE. STALLED ON APCH RESULTING IN HARD LNDG, PROP DAMAGE.
Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM PTW TO HFD. OVER IGN THE ICING BECAME MORE INTENSE. DEICING EQUIP WAS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE, WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY COVERED, NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. SHOT APCH AT HFD, MISSED AND CONTINUED ON TO BDL. SHOT THE ILS RWY 6 AT BDL. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN PLANE STALLED AND FELL 100-150 FT, LANDED HARD ON R MAIN AND NOSEWHEEL, BECAME AIRBORNE AND VEERED L OFF RWY INTO SNOWBANK, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, ADD PWR, FLEW PLANE BACK ONTO RWY. CAME TO A STOP, ON RWY, TAXIED TO FBO. DAMAGE PROPS ON BOTH SIDES, NO INJURY OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
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.