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Incident

FAA incident report · Bag BAE146200A · Des Moines, IA · May 26, 1996

Date
May 26, 1996 · 21:30 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
A6WA
Aircraft
N608AW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96IA173
Reported as
Bag BAE146200A
Reported engine
Lycoming ALF502R5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,387 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: ref. Block "b" tsn are as follows: s/n LF-05224 - 16,223, s/n LF-05060 - 20,512, LF-05319 - 13,882, LF-05324 - 12,650. Aircraft in level flight @ 29,000 ft., OAT - 40 degrees c, wx clear. Aircraft entered a cloud and encountered icing. Ice lights remained off but crew noticed ice on wiper blades. Crew began descent to lower altitude - selected lower power setting to reduce air speed. All four engines rolled back to 40 - 45%. Crew shut down #1 and #2 engines. Engines 3 and 4 came back up with no actions from flight crew. Crew restarted #2; was unable to start #1. Landed dsm with no further incident. Subsequent inspection revealed ice detection system functioning correctly. #1 and #2 engines given a windmill inspection. This incident is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: REF. BLOCK "B" TSN ARE AS FOLLOWS: S/N LF-05224 - 16,223, S/N LF-05060 - 20,512, LF-05319 - 13,882, LF-05324 - 12,650. AIRCRAFT IN LEVEL FLIGHT @ 29,000 FT., OAT - 40 DEGREES C, WX CLEAR. AIRCRAFT ENTERED A CLOUD AND ENCOUNTERED ICING. ICE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF BUT CREW NOTICED ICE ON WIPER BLADES. CREW BEGAN DESCENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE - SELECTED LOWER POWER SETTING TO REDUCE AIR SPEED. ALL FOUR ENGINES ROLLED BACK TO 40 - 45%. CREW SHUT DOWN #1 AND #2 ENGINES. ENGINES 3 AND 4 CAME BACK UP WITH NO ACTIONS FROM FLIGHT CREW. CREW RESTARTED #2; WAS UNABLE TO START #1. LANDED DSM WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED ICE DETECTION SYSTEM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. #1 AND #2 ENGINES GIVEN A WINDMILL INSPECTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.