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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech F35 · Syracuse, NY · December 24, 2010

Date: December 24, 2010 · 15:58 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3448B
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA099
Reported as: Beech F35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,057 total14 in the last 90 days

N3448BRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Beech F35S/N D-4232 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech F35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was doing practice instrument approaches at Syracuse new york and asked ATC for clearance to climb into known icing conditions. Aircraft landed hard on runway 28 and experienced a collapsed nosegear. When investigators arrived the wings and windshield were coated with rime ice.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DOING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES AT SYRACUSE NEW YORK AND ASKED ATC FOR CLEARANCE TO CLIMB INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 28 AND EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSED NOSEGEAR. WHEN INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED THE WINGS AND WINDSHIELD WERE COATED WITH RIME ICE.

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 ERA11LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSyracuse, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing with airframe structural icing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s continued flight into known icing conditions.Dec 24, 2010 · Substantial damage