# Incident 20031104028349I: Cessna 208B, Bangor, ME, November 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2003, 19:50 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQTA
- Location: 44.8075° N, 68.8281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8075&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04IA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031104028349I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04IA023), Nov 5, 2003: Cessna 208B (N805TH), Bangor, ME, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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