# Incident 19960526017539I: Bag BAE146200A, Des Moines, IA, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 21:30 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: A6WA
- Location: 41.1759° N, 94.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1759&lon=-94.7171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N608AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAG BAE146200A
- Reported engine: LYC ALF502R5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,387 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96IA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526017539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96IA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA173), May 27, 1996: British Aerospace BAE 146 (N608AW), Des Moines, IA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to follow proper procedures, which resulted in an accumulation of ice and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors relating to the incident were: thunderstorms, turbulence,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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