# Accident 20111202027879A: Beech F90, Midland, TX, December 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2011, 08:10 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0422° N, 102.0808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0422&lon=-102.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90QL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90QL-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F90 (registry code 1152909, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111202027879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT DEPARTED WHARTON REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WHARTON, TEXAS (KARM), INTENDED DESTINATION WAS MIDLAND AIR PARK, IN MIDLAND, TEXAS (KMDD).  PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED REPORTS FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA REGARDING MODERATE TO SEVERE CLEAR ICING FROM 5K FT AND BELOW, APPROX., 4 MI NE OF THE MIDLAND INT'L AIRPORT IN MIDLAND, TEXAS, (KMAF).  DURING APPROACH PILOT STATED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GPS AND AUTOPILOT.  ALSO, PILOT REPORTED ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON WINGS AND RIGHT WINDSHIELD.  CRASHED INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY HE INTENDED TO LAND ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA095), Dec 2, 2011: Beech F90 (N90QL), Midland, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the recommended airspeed for icing conditions and his subsequent loss of airplane control while flying the airplane under autopilot control in severe icing conditions,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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