What happened
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(-23) Pilot privacy data omittedwas completing an IFR flight from valley center, CA., arriving at the pasco, WA. Area at approx. 1400 lt. the reported weather at psc was MVFR with a ceiling of 1200 ft overcast and 6 statuate miles visibility in mist, surface temperature was -1 degree c and dewpoint was -2 degrees c. while being vectored for an ILS 21R approach at pasco, the flight encountered heavy icing and the pilot abandoned the approach and diverted to Vista field, located at Kennewick, WA. The pilot completed a landing on runway 20 and in the process experienced a stall during the flare and a hard landing due to the ice accumulation. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the nose wheel pants, the left main landing gear, and firewall damage. There was no injuries to the pilot or two passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY^WAS COMPLETING AN IFR FLIGHT FROM VALLEY CENTER, CA., ARRIVING AT THE PASCO, WA. AREA AT APPROX. 1400 LT. THE REPORTED WEATHER AT PSC WAS MVFR WITH A CEILING OF 1200 FT OVERCAST AND 6 STATUATE MILES VISIBILITY IN MIST, SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAS -1 DEGREE C AND DEWPOINT WAS -2 DEGREES C. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS 21R APPROACH AT PASCO, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY ICING AND THE PILOT ABANDONED THE APPROACH AND DIVERTED TO VISTA FIELD, LOCATED AT KENNEWICK, WA. THE PILOT COMPLETED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AND IN THE PROCESS EXPERIENCED A STALL DURING THE FLARE AND A HARD LANDING DUE TO THE ICE ACCUMULATION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE WHEEL PANTS, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND FIREWALL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
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