20031211037469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Greenville, TN · December 11, 2003

Date: December 11, 2003 · 10:52 local
Place: Greenville, TN
Airport: Greenville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1592T
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04FA051
Reported as: Cessna 414
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,600 total154 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

N1592TRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2004 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0372 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 414 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Cross country flight from columbus, Ohio, to Greenville, TN. The pilot in command, david jochman was cleared for a localizer approach to runway 5 at Greenville, TN, to circle and land runway 23, due to the winds, (260/11+16). Weather reported to be 1100 overcast, with 10 miles visibility. Icing was reported in the clouds by various aircraft and by the tri-cities approach controller. Cloud tops were reported to be 6200 feet and the base of the clouds around 900-1100 feet. Witness at the airport, reported observing the aircraft entering the downwind leg very close to the runway, at around 400 feet. Another pilot witness reported observing the aircraft passing overhead, very low, and then he observed it banked steeply before rolling invereted into the trees. The survivor reported picking up a lot of ice during the approach, and the aircraft started shaking and vibrating, prior to rolling inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO, TO GREENVILLE, TN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, DAVID JOCHMAN WAS CLEARED FOR A LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT GREENVILLE, TN, TO CIRCLE AND LAND RUNWAY 23, DUE TO THE WINDS, (260/11+16). WEATHER REPORTED TO BE 1100 OVERCAST, WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. ICING WAS REPORTED IN THE CLOUDS BY VARIOUS AIRCRAFT AND BY THE TRI-CITIES APPROACH CONTROLLER. CLOUD TOPS WERE REPORTED TO BE 6200 FEET AND THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS AROUND 900-1100 FEET. WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT, REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING THE DOWNWIND LEG VERY CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY, AT AROUND 400 FEET. ANOTHER PILOT WITNESS REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT PASSING OVERHEAD, VERY LOW, AND THEN HE OBSERVED IT BANKED STEEPLY BEFORE ROLLING INVERETED INTO THE TREES. THE SURVIVOR REPORTED PICKING UP A LOT OF ICE DURING THE APPROACH, AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING, PRIOR TO ROLLING INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL04FA051Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportGreeneville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in icing conditions on a circling approach for landing resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees and terrain. A factor in the accident was a partial loss of engine power due to the…Dec 11, 2003 · Destroyed