20040114006359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Ravenna, OH · January 14, 2004

Date: January 14, 2004 · 17:30 local
Place: Ravenna, OH
Airport: Portage County Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N300FB
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA067
Reported as: Cessna 421B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 880 total46 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N300FBRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2004 · Cessna 421BS/N 421B0893 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 421B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed battle creek Michigan enroute to Portage County Airport (29G). On climb out aircraft began to pick up ice. The aircraft left de-ice boot as well as windshield de-ice system was inoperative. As pilot attempted landing at 29G the aircraft had a hard landing. Upon inspection of the aircraft the following items were found. 1) both #1 and # 2 eng propeller tips were bent. 2) bottom of fuselage has substantial skin damage. 3) both left and right wing roots have structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN ENROUTE TO PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (29G). ON CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PICK UP ICE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT DE-ICE BOOT AS WELL AS WINDSHIELD DE-ICE SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. AS PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT 29G THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE FOUND. 1) BOTH #1 AND # 2 ENG PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT. 2) BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE HAS SUBSTANTIAL SKIN DAMAGE. 3) BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING ROOTS HAVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC04LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRavenna, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent hard landing. A factor in the accident was degraded aircraft performance due to the airframe ice accumulation.Jan 14, 2004 · Substantial damage