Sabreliner pilot return land to pwm due to residual ice on aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	425120
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwm
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Sabreliner 65
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Experience	controller radar : 15 controller supervisory : 7
ASRS Report	425120
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

WX was sunny but cold, a day or 2 after a snow/ice storm. Sabreliner was taxiing out for IFR departure. ATC observed the fuselage was covered with snow and ice. ATC advised the pilot 'it appears there's a large amount of snow and ice on the top of your aircraft.' the pilot stated 'it's not a lot, it's a little, and it will blow off when we depart.' on takeoff roll, ice was observed peeling off the fuselage. This continued as the aircraft climbed out. Ice was observed falling on or near a highway just off the departure end of the runway. The aircraft was switched to departure, but a few mins later returned for landing. As the aircraft taxied in, significant ice formation was observed on the elevators. The aircraft taxied to an FBO and was deiced before taxiing back out for departure. I spoke with the FBO later. They said they had seen the pilot clearing snow and ice off the aircraft before he first departed. However, the upper surface of the elevators was too high for the pilot to see from the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SABRELINER PLT RETURN LAND TO PWM DUE TO RESIDUAL ICE ON ACFT.

Narrative: WX WAS SUNNY BUT COLD, A DAY OR 2 AFTER A SNOW/ICE STORM. SABRELINER WAS TAXIING OUT FOR IFR DEP. ATC OBSERVED THE FUSELAGE WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. ATC ADVISED THE PLT 'IT APPEARS THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW AND ICE ON THE TOP OF YOUR ACFT.' THE PLT STATED 'IT'S NOT A LOT, IT'S A LITTLE, AND IT WILL BLOW OFF WHEN WE DEPART.' ON TKOF ROLL, ICE WAS OBSERVED PEELING OFF THE FUSELAGE. THIS CONTINUED AS THE ACFT CLBED OUT. ICE WAS OBSERVED FALLING ON OR NEAR A HWY JUST OFF THE DEP END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS SWITCHED TO DEP, BUT A FEW MINS LATER RETURNED FOR LNDG. AS THE ACFT TAXIED IN, SIGNIFICANT ICE FORMATION WAS OBSERVED ON THE ELEVATORS. THE ACFT TAXIED TO AN FBO AND WAS DEICED BEFORE TAXIING BACK OUT FOR DEP. I SPOKE WITH THE FBO LATER. THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN THE PLT CLRING SNOW AND ICE OFF THE ACFT BEFORE HE FIRST DEPARTED. HOWEVER, THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE ELEVATORS WAS TOO HIGH FOR THE PLT TO SEE FROM THE GND.

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.