# Accident 20020304007689A: Beech D35, Ankeny, IA, March 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7208° N, 93.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7208&lon=-93.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5985C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5985C-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020304007689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. RANDELL, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTING ANKENY, IA AIRPORT. MR. RANDELL WAS ALONE IN HIS AIRCRAFT AND HE ENCOUNTERED SOME ICING ENROUTE TO SPENCER, IA. MR. RANDELL RETURNED TO THE ANKENY, IA AIRPORT AND LANDED HARD. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE INCLUDED THE NOSE GEAR AND BOTH WINGS AND SPARS AS WELL AS THE LEFT FUSELAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

## 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 CHI02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA089), Mar 4, 2002: Beech D35 (N5985C), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the excessive flare by the pilot. The icing conditions were a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N5985C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970429011039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429011039A), Apr 29, 1997: Beech D35 (N5985C), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. Tail flutter enroute. Reduced power landed lex. To check. Tail inspecttion plated came loose. Tail skin lonerons bent. (-23) while in cruise flight,…

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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