# Accident 19991230044619A: Cessna 182S, Kennewick, WA, December 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Airport: Vista Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2095° N, 119.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2095&lon=-119.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N374TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N374TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991230044619A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA034), Dec 30, 1999: Cessna 182S (N374TC), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into known icing conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, resulting in a hard landing. Factors included: icing…

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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