What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The training flight, with privacy data omitted and a flight instructor aboard, departed new century airport (ixd), on an IFR flight plan, for a short cross country with the intent for the privacy data omittedpilot to gain instrument proficiency. privacy data omitted Was anticipating the reinstatement of his medical certificate. The visibility and cloud bases, at the time of departure, were 10 statute miles and 2,600 feet overcast with no precipitation. The PIC stated that light icing in the clouds was encountered after takeoff, but the aircraft?s de-ice and anti-ice equipment was able to prevent or shed ice accumulation as it occurred. The first leg to emporia municipal airport (emp), of 68 nautical miles, was completed as planned with an instrument approach followed by a missed approach and hold. The pilot reported that the aircraft was in visual meteorological conditions at the missed approach altitude. The pilot contacted ATC and requested clearance for the planned return flight to the departure airport. ATC issued a clearance of direct to ixd and climb to 5,000 feet. The aircraft encountered moderate icing conditions in the climb and the pilot notified ATC they were unable to climb to 5,000 feet, due to the icing, and requested a block altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. The flight continued for the planned destination, because the destination airport reported improved conditions but the flight encountered, as reported by the pilot, freezing rain, approximately 40 miles from destination airport. The pilot reported he was unable to continue to maintain altitude and ATC issued vectors to Ottawa Municipal (owi), approximately 7 miles southeast of the aircraft?s location. The instructor had assumed control of the aircraft and maintained minimal flying speed, until landing the aircraft in a rural field approximately 3 miles from owi. The instructor elected to land with the landing gear retracted due to the additional drag of extending the landing gear and the landing field?s rough condition. Minimal maneuverability was possible due to the heavy accumulation of ice on the aircraft.
The aircraft suffered substantial damage during the landing due to the landing fields drainage berms, which were struck at approximately 45 degree angle; both the airman and passenger were uninjured.
Three days following the accident the aircraft was inspected in the field and the aircraft had an accumulation of between ½ and 1 inch of ice, on the right windshield and the leading edge of the rudder horn. The appearance of the outer stratum of ice was clear and appeared to be the result freezing rain.
As the FAA filed it
THE TRAINING FLIGHT, WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABOARD, DEPARTED NEW CENTURY AIRPORT (IXD), ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, FOR A SHORT CROSS COUNTRY WITH THE INTENT FOR THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT TO GAIN INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ANTICIPATING THE REINSTATEMENT OF HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE VISIBILITY AND CLOUD BASES, AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, WERE 10 STATUTE MILES AND 2,600 FEET OVERCAST WITH NO PRECIPITATION. THE PIC STATED THAT LIGHT ICING IN THE CLOUDS WAS ENCOUNTERED AFTER TAKEOFF, BUT THE AIRCRAFT?S DE-ICE AND ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT OR SHED ICE ACCUMULATION AS IT OCCURRED. THE FIRST LEG TO EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EMP), OF 68 NAUTICAL MILES, WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED WITH AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH FOLLOWED BY A MISSED APPROACH AND HOLD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE MISSED APPROACH ALTITUDE. THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE FOR THE PLANNED RETURN FLIGHT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ATC ISSUED A CLEARANCE OF DIRECT TO IXD AND CLIMB TO 5,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS IN THE CLIMB AND THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THEY WERE UNABLE TO CLIMB TO 5,000 FEET, DUE TO THE ICING, AND REQUESTED A BLOCK ALTITUDE OF 3,000 TO 5,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FOR THE PLANNED DESTINATION, BECAUSE THE DESTINATION AIRPORT REPORTED IMPROVED CONDITIONS BUT THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED, AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, FREEZING RAIN, APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ATC ISSUED VECTORS TO OTTAWA MUNICIPAL (OWI), APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRCRAFT?S LOCATION. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAINED MINIMAL FLYING SPEED, UNTIL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN A RURAL FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM OWI. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL DRAG OF EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LANDING FIELD?S ROUGH CONDITION. MINIMAL MANEUVERABILITY WAS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING DUE TO THE LANDING FIELDS DRAINAGE BERMS, WHICH WERE STRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE ANGLE; BOTH THE AIRMAN AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.
THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ACCUMULATION OF BETWEEN ½ AND 1 INCH OF ICE, ON THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUDDER HORN. THE APPEARANCE OF THE OUTER STRATUM OF ICE WAS CLEAR AND APPEARED TO BE THE RESULT FREEZING RAIN.