What happened
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Pilot took-off from denver international airport, Colorado (kden) and was enroute to Cheyenne regional airport, Wyoming (kcys). The pilot stated that while enroute, he encountered light to moderate icing. He started his descent and activated the de-ice boots about 30 miles from Cheyenne in hopes of getting rid of any accumulated ice. After slowing to 150 knots and at approximately 100FT AGL, he began reducing power to slow for landing. While on final approach, he once again activated the de-ice boots. He noticed the plane was descending below a normal glide path and tried adding power to correct this. The plane did not recover as he expected and continued to sink towards the runway. The result was a hard landing, however the pilot stated he didn?t think the landing was that hard.
After shutting down the engine he noticed there was still about a 50% covering of ice on the elevator and wing surfaces with some area exceeding a quarter inch of ice. The pilot mentioned the stabilons of the aircraft were completely covered in ice. During his post-flight walk around inspection he did not notice any damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft was parked in a hangar for the most of the day until it was time for the return flight back to denver international airport later that evening. The pilot flew to denver without incident. Shortly after landing, the maintenance crew noticed damage to the aircraft?s lower fuselage and tail section.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK-OFF FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLORADO (KDEN) AND WAS ENROUTE TO CHEYENNE REGIONAL AIRPORT, WYOMING (KCYS). THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE, HE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING. HE STARTED HIS DESCENT AND ACTIVATED THE DE-ICE BOOTS ABOUT 30 MILES FROM CHEYENNE IN HOPES OF GETTING RID OF ANY ACCUMULATED ICE. AFTER SLOWING TO 150 KNOTS AND AT APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL, HE BEGAN REDUCING POWER TO SLOW FOR LANDING. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE ONCE AGAIN ACTIVATED THE DE-ICE BOOTS. HE NOTICED THE PLANE WAS DESCENDING BELOW A NORMAL GLIDE PATH AND TRIED ADDING POWER TO CORRECT THIS. THE PLANE DID NOT RECOVER AS HE EXPECTED AND CONTINUED TO SINK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. THE RESULT WAS A HARD LANDING, HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED HE DIDN?T THINK THE LANDING WAS THAT HARD.
AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE HE NOTICED THERE WAS STILL ABOUT A 50% COVERING OF ICE ON THE ELEVATOR AND WING SURFACES WITH SOME AREA EXCEEDING A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. THE PILOT MENTIONED THE STABILONS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE COMPLETELY COVERED IN ICE. DURING HIS POST-FLIGHT WALK AROUND INSPECTION HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN A HANGAR FOR THE MOST OF THE DAY UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT BACK TO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LATER THAT EVENING. THE PILOT FLEW TO DENVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE MAINTENANCE CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT?S LOWER FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION.
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