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FAA incident report · Piper PA28150 · Lubbock, TX · January 30, 1994

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Date
January 30, 1994 · 14:00 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
Lubbock International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5295W
Reported as
Piper PA28150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total150 in this make and model
N5295WRegistration cancelled May 30, 2017 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-346 · Built 1962Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot states that he had been flying IFR for approximately 2 hours when he suddenly started to accumulate ice on the aircraft. The aircraft airspeed indicator failed (no pitot heat), and the pilot could not maintain altitude. The aircraft was vectored by ATC to the airport and landed without incident. The pilot states that he checked the weather at destination as VFR, and he expected to fly between weather systems. The pilot was counseled to check in flight weather advisories.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING IFR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS WHEN HE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCUMULATE ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILED (NO PITOT HEAT), AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED BY ATC TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE CHECKED THE WEATHER AT DESTINATION AS VFR, AND HE EXPECTED TO FLY BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED TO CHECK IN FLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORIES.