# Accident 20141230022529A: Cessna 208B, Roswell, NM, December 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2014, 09:25 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell International Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DEMA
- Location: 33.2872° N, 104.5392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2872&lon=-104.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141230022529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA091), Dec 30, 2014: Cessna 208B (N950FE), Roswell, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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