20050119004489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Akron, OH · January 19, 2005

Date: January 19, 2005 · 09:10 local
Place: Akron, OH
Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5DS
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05LA034
Reported as: Cessna 414
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,403 total70 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed Akron-fulton airport (akr) in blowing snow. Prior to departure pilot received no indication of icing conditions for his proposed flight path. During climb pilot noted moderate/severe unforecasted icing conditions. Pilot tried to climb out of icing conditions without success. Pilot declared emergency due to aircraft pitch instability. Pilot rejected returning to departure airport and opted for landing at Akron-Canton airport (cak). Pilot was given an asr approach to runway 19. Pilot had no forward visibility due to heavy ice on windshield, no forward vision, only pilot side vent window had limited visibility for landing. Pilot approached over runway at 100 to 105 knots and aircraft stalled and dropped in at approximately 25 to 50 feet above the runway surface. Pilot taxied aircraft to FBO under own power. Aircraft sustained visual evidence of significant damage to both wings, propellers and engine nacelles.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AKRON-FULTON AIRPORT (AKR) IN BLOWING SNOW. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE PILOT RECEIVED NO INDICATION OF ICING CONDITIONS FOR HIS PROPOSED FLIGHT PATH. DURING CLIMB PILOT NOTED MODERATE/SEVERE UNFORECASTED ICING CONDITIONS. PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB OUT OF ICING CONDITIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO AIRCRAFT PITCH INSTABILITY. PILOT REJECTED RETURNING TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND OPTED FOR LANDING AT AKRON-CANTON AIRPORT (CAK). PILOT WAS GIVEN AN ASR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19. PILOT HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY ICE ON WINDSHIELD, NO FORWARD VISION, ONLY PILOT SIDE VENT WINDOW HAD LIMITED VISIBILITY FOR LANDING. PILOT APPROACHED OVER RUNWAY AT 100 TO 105 KNOTS AND AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DROPPED IN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO FBO UNDER OWN POWER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED VISUAL EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, PROPELLERS AND ENGINE NACELLES.

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 IAD05LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAkron, OHThe pilot's failure to obtain a complete weather briefing, which resulted in an inadequate weather decision, and flight into known icing conditions. A factor was the airplane not being equipped for flight in icing conditions.Jan 19, 2005 · Substantial damage