What happened
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Approach in freezing drizzle ice accumulating. Failed use boots. Maintain speed. Settled in flare. Impacted short. (-23) on December 22, 1995 at approximately 1134 am, N222RB, a Beech baron 58 crashed while attempting to land at Flying Cloud Airport (fcm) on runway 27L. Mr. John g. mehrl was the pilot in command, he was Flying in the right seat. Mr. Mehrl stated that the aircraft accumulated 3/8" of ice (while descending from 5000 feet) or less and that he did not cycle the de-ice boots because the flight manual does not advise operating the de-ice system until at least 1/2" of ice has accumulated. He stated that on base and final the aircraft controls buffeted without the stall horn going off. No flaps were used because of the ice as stated by Mr. Mehrl. He maintained a fast approach speed and landed short while attempting to flare for the landing. He stated that the aircraft just settled through the flair point. Landing short caused extensive damage to the fuselage and landing gear. The other pilot on board indicated that john was fighting the aircraft at the time of the accident. There were no injuries and the weather conditions were reported t o be 700 feet overcast with 2 miles visibility and winds were from 310 degrees at 10.
As the FAA filed it
APPROACH IN FREEZING DRIZZLE ICE ACCUMULATING. FAILED USE BOOTS. MAINTAIN SPEED. SETTLED IN FLARE. IMPACTED SHORT. (-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1134 AM, N222RB, A BEECH BARON 58 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM) ON RUNWAY 27L. MR. JOHN G. MEHRL WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND, HE WAS FLYING IN THE RIGHT SEAT. MR. MEHRL STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCUMULATED 3/8" OF ICE (WHILE DESCENDING FROM 5000 FEET) OR LESS AND THAT HE DID NOT CYCLE THE DE-ICE BOOTS BECAUSE THE FLIGHT MANUAL DOES NOT ADVISE OPERATING THE DE-ICE SYSTEM UNTIL AT LEAST 1/2" OF ICE HAS ACCUMULATED. HE STATED THAT ON BASE AND FINAL THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS BUFFETED WITHOUT THE STALL HORN GOING OFF. NO FLAPS WERE USED BECAUSE OF THE ICE AS STATED BY MR. MEHRL. HE MAINTAINED A FAST APPROACH SPEED AND LANDED SHORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLARE FOR THE LANDING. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT JUST SETTLED THROUGH THE FLAIR POINT. LANDING SHORT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND LANDING GEAR. THE OTHER PILOT ON BOARD INDICATED THAT JOHN WAS FIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED T O BE 700 FEET OVERCAST WITH 2 MILES VISIBILITY AND WINDS WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT 10.
NTSB investigation
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