What happened
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(-23) Ellsworth app gave sky west flt 3855 the wx - indefinite ceiling at one hundred, vis one quarter mile and freezing fog at 04:54 zulu. Flt 3855 entered holding. At 04:58 zulu ellsworth app issued one half mile vis. At 04:59, ellsworth gave vectors for the ILS at rap. At 05:04:53 zulu, skywest flt 3855 was 12 miles south of ranch NDB and was given a heading of 290 to intercept. At 05:08:18 zulu, ellsworth app stated "Rapid City weather now reports visibility one quarter." At 05:09:09, flt 3855 gave a pilot report of moderate mixed icing at 4700FEET. At 05:09:20, flt 3855 was told to cancel IFR or downtime to huron flight service or this frequency, change to advisory frequency approved. At 05:13:19 skywest flt. 3855 cancelled IFR. Upon arrival at the Rapid City airport, flt. 3855 made a hard landing at approx 1976 feet down the runway. The right main gear hit approx 2 to 3 feet off the runway. The acft went airborne and went 286 feet the scrapped the left wing tip for approx 63 feet. The aircraft went airborne and traveled about 1050 feet and made another hard land. No reported injuries. 1/2 to 3/4' ice on unprotected areas of acft. Prelim FDR info showed the initial touch down time at 05:11:28 zulu.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ELLSWORTH APP GAVE SKY WEST FLT 3855 THE WX - INDEFINITE CEILING AT ONE HUNDRED, VIS ONE QUARTER MILE AND FREEZING FOG AT 04:54 ZULU. FLT 3855 ENTERED HOLDING. AT 04:58 ZULU ELLSWORTH APP ISSUED ONE HALF MILE VIS. AT 04:59, ELLSWORTH GAVE VECTORS FOR THE ILS AT RAP. AT 05:04:53 ZULU, SKYWEST FLT 3855 WAS 12 MILES SOUTH OF RANCH NDB AND WAS GIVEN A HEADING OF 290 TO INTERCEPT. AT 05:08:18 ZULU, ELLSWORTH APP STATED "RAPID CITY WEATHER NOW REPORTS VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER." AT 05:09:09, FLT 3855 GAVE A PILOT REPORT OF MODERATE MIXED ICING AT 4700FEET. AT 05:09:20, FLT 3855 WAS TOLD TO CANCEL IFR OR DOWNTIME TO HURON FLIGHT SERVICE OR THIS FREQUENCY, CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY APPROVED. AT 05:13:19 SKYWEST FLT. 3855 CANCELLED IFR. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT, FLT. 3855 MADE A HARD LANDING AT APPROX 1976 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT APPROX 2 TO 3 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WENT AIRBORNE AND WENT 286 FEET THE SCRAPPED THE LEFT WING TIP FOR APPROX 63 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE AND TRAVELED ABOUT 1050 FEET AND MADE ANOTHER HARD LAND. NO REPORTED INJURIES. 1/2 TO 3/4' ICE ON UNPROTECTED AREAS OF ACFT. PRELIM FDR INFO SHOWED THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN TIME AT 05:11:28 ZULU.
NTSB investigation
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