20091206025789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35 · Dodge City, KS · December 6, 2009

Date: December 6, 2009 · 14:15 local
Place: Dodge City, KS
Airport: Dodge City
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N108L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA068
Reported as: Beech V35
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,926 total7,159 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N108LRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2011 · Beech V35S/N D-8300 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech V35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While enroute from anoke co-blaine airport (kane) to dalhart municipal airport (kdht), the pilot encountered inflight icing conditions north of Dodge City, Kansas. The pilot stated that the pitot heater failed and caused the airspeed indicator to cease indicating. He diverted to Dodge City regional airport (kddc) and performed an instrument approach to runway 17. The aircraft received substantial damage from the landing at kddc in that the left main landing gear was pushed up through the top of the left wing and the right landing gear and nose gear collapsed. The pilot and passenger received no injurinies.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENROUTE FROM ANOKE CO-BLAINE AIRPORT (KANE) TO DALHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDHT), THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INFLIGHT ICING CONDITIONS NORTH OF DODGE CITY, KANSAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PITOT HEATER FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR TO CEASE INDICATING. HE DIVERTED TO DODGE CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KDDC) AND PERFORMED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE LANDING AT KDDC IN THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PUSHED UP THROUGH THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURINIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN10LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDodge City, KSThe failure of the pitot heat system in icing conditions resulting in an inoperative airspeed indicator which led to an inadvertant stall while on final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly into known icing conditions.Dec 6, 2009 · Substantial damage