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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Bangor, ME · November 4, 2003

Date: November 4, 2003 · 19:50 local
Place: Bangor, ME
Airport: Bangor International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BQTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N805TH
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04IA023
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,600 total2,600 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N805THRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0609 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported he encountered unforcased icing conditions while enroute from pqi to mht at 8000' MSL. Pilot requested altitude change, descended to 6000' then to 3000' but icing continued. Pilot then diverted to bgr, ATC issued clearance for visual approach to rwy 33. Pilot experienced lack of forward visibility due to ice covered windshield. Pilot reported anti ice panel assembly appeared not to operate. Pilot's spatial disorientation resulted in aircraft sustaining a hard landing. Damage to aircraft was limited to nose and left landing gear, engine compartment, propeller and cargo pod.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTERED UNFORCASED ICING CONDITIONS WHILE ENROUTE FROM PQI TO MHT AT 8000' MSL. PILOT REQUESTED ALTITUDE CHANGE, DESCENDED TO 6000' THEN TO 3000' BUT ICING CONTINUED. PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO BGR, ATC ISSUED CLEARANCE FOR VISUAL APPROACH TO RWY 33. PILOT EXPERIENCED LACK OF FORWARD VISIBILITY DUE TO ICE COVERED WINDSHIELD. PILOT REPORTED ANTI ICE PANEL ASSEMBLY APPEARED NOT TO OPERATE. PILOT'S SPATIAL DISORIENTATION RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING A HARD LANDING. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO NOSE AND LEFT LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PROPELLER AND CARGO POD.

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 NYC04IA023Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBangor, METhe pilot's inability to see through the windshield, which was obscured due to icing conditions. This resulted in the pilot's inadequate flare, and a subsequent hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the wing icing.Nov 5, 2003 · Minor damage