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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Morristown, TN · February 17, 2003

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Date
February 17, 2003 · 20:45 local
Place
Morristown, TN
Airport
Moore-Murrell Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N100DA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA046
Reported as
Beech A36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
780 total100 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N100DARegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2006 · Beech A36S/N E-1670 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Subject aircraft departed clearwater, FL at 2127Z bound for Morristown, TN after filing an IFR flight plan. Pilot stated that after passing snowbird vof inbound for mor at 8100' the aircraft started to pick up light rime ice. After the aircraft descended to 5100', the pilot observed clear ice developing. The pilot continued his descent and realized that he could not stop his 500'/MIN sink rate. He did not lower his landing gear or extend the flaps in an attempt to keep his airspeed up in hopes of reaching the runway. The aircraft impacted the ground at a shallow angle approximately 1 mile short of runway 5 and skidded for approximately 200 yards before impacting a tree with the left wing, then impacting a brick plant entrance sign, where it came to rest. The pilot was able to climb out of the wreckage and assist the passenger seated in the rear of the aircraft to safety. The passenger in the copilot's seat was more seriously injured and was not removed from wreckage until EMS personnel arrived. The aircraft was not destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLEARWATER, FL AT 2127Z BOUND FOR MORRISTOWN, TN AFTER FILING AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT STATED THAT AFTER PASSING SNOWBIRD VOF INBOUND FOR MOR AT 8100' THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PICK UP LIGHT RIME ICE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 5100', THE PILOT OBSERVED CLEAR ICE DEVELOPING. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS DESCENT AND REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT STOP HIS 500'/MIN SINK RATE. HE DID NOT LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR OR EXTEND THE FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP HIS AIRSPEED UP IN HOPES OF REACHING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A SHALLOW ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 5 AND SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEFORE IMPACTING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, THEN IMPACTING A BRICK PLANT ENTRANCE SIGN, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND ASSIST THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SAFETY. THE PASSENGER IN THE COPILOT'S SEAT WAS MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WAS NOT REMOVED FROM WRECKAGE UNTIL EMS PERSONNEL ARRIVED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorristown, TNThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision to initiate flight into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in the in-flight encounter with weather and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was airplane performance deteriorated due…Feb 18, 2003 · Substantial damage