What happened
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(-23) Pilot was on an IFR flight from portland, Oregon to his home base in Pasco, WA. Light icing was encountered enroute and deicing equipment was used. Pilot executed an ILS approach to Pasco, arriving just after dark. While flaring the airplane for landing, at 5-8 feet above the runway, the airplane suddenly dropped out of the air. The right wing and right landing gear impacted the runway substantially damaging the airplane. Pilot stated he was carrying an extra 15 knots of airspeed on the approach. Post-flight inspection revealed ice remnants on airframe.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM PORTLAND, OREGON TO HIS HOME BASE IN PASCO, WA. LIGHT ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED ENROUTE AND DEICING EQUIPMENT WAS USED. PILOT EXECUTED AN ILS APPROACH TO PASCO, ARRIVING JUST AFTER DARK. WHILE FLARING THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING, AT 5-8 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED OUT OF THE AIR. THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. PILOT STATED HE WAS CARRYING AN EXTRA 15 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED ON THE APPROACH. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED ICE REMNANTS ON AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
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