20061226028619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 114 · TN · December 26, 2006

Date: December 26, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place: TN
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N55MB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07FA046
Reported as: Gulstm 114
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N55MBRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2007 · Rockwell International 114S/N 14395 · Built 1978 Airframe modelRockwell International 114 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft struck trees approximately 1.7 NM northeast of marion county airport (apt) on a northerly heading. The outboard 1/3 of the right wing separated and came to rest in the wooded area just ahead and below in the direction of travel of the aircraft. The aircraft struck the ground approximately 200 feet beyond the first contact of trees in the front yard of a trailer home. The aircraft stopped within 30 feet of the point of impact with the ground. The left wing separated from the aircraft at impact and was lying within 20 feet of the fuselage. The fuselage came to rest on its left side pointing in a west southwesterly direction. All three blades of the propeller were curled back. Ice chunks were found by the marion county sherriff's department and one piece was saved in a freezer at the trailer home. The shape on one side of the ice chunk would match the surface of a leading edge of a wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 1.7 NM NORTHEAST OF MARION COUNTY AIRPORT (APT) ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. THE OUTBOARD 1/3 OF THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED AND CAME TO REST IN THE WOODED AREA JUST AHEAD AND BELOW IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE FIRST CONTACT OF TREES IN THE FRONT YARD OF A TRAILER HOME. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WITHIN 30 FEET OF THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT IMPACT AND WAS LYING WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE POINTING IN A WEST SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE CURLED BACK. ICE CHUNKS WERE FOUND BY THE MARION COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ONE PIECE WAS SAVED IN A FREEZER AT THE TRAILER HOME. THE SHAPE ON ONE SIDE OF THE ICE CHUNK WOULD MATCH THE SURFACE OF A LEADING EDGE OF A WING.

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 CHI07FA046Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportJasper, TNThe pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to excessive airframe ice accretion, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Additional causes were the pilot's continued flight in icing conditions once they had been encountered, and his…Dec 26, 2006 · Substantial damage