20141230022529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Roswell, NM · December 30, 2014

Date: December 30, 2014 · 09:25 local
Place: Roswell, NM
Airport: Roswell International Air Center
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DEMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N950FE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA091
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N950FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0056 · Built 1987 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On December 30, 2014, at approximately 0925 CDT, N950FE a Cessna 208B, sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar, and aileron while landing at Roswell airport (row) new Mexico. The pilot was attempting to land on runway 35 when the left wing dropped and impacted the runway surface. The commercial pilot sustained no injuries and there were no other persons on board.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 30, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0925 CDT, N950FE A CESSNA 208B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR, AND AILERON WHILE LANDING AT ROSWELL AIRPORT (ROW) NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS ON BOARD.

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 CEN15LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoswell, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to compensate for icing on the airplane's wings and control surfaces during a circling approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.Dec 30, 2014 · Substantial damage