- Date
- January 15, 1984, 13:38 local (18:38 UTC)
- Place
- Dalton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91625Cessna 182M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840115000769A
- Case key
- 6407
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt received a wx briefing aprx 1 hr prior to flt during which '...a chance of light icing' was forecast. Aprx 30 mins after takeoff at 6000 ft MSL light rain was encountered. The plt stated that a small amount of ice began to form on the strut and he requested a climb to 8000 ft MSL. N91625 was then cleared to climb above the cloud layer, however, heavy icing began to accumulate and the acft could not climb above 7300 ft MSL. A 300 to 400 fpm descent developed and the acft was cleared to Dalton, GA, via radar vectors. The plt reported, 'suddenly, at a height of approximately fifty feet above the runway, the aircraft seemed to veer as though left rudder had been applied, although the rudder pedal had not been moved.' The acft then heavily contacted the ground collapsing the nose gear. A witness stated aprx 3/4 inch of ice was present on the leading edge of the wings, 1/2 inch on the fuselage and aprx 1 inch on the belly. It was also determined the acft was loaded aprx 200 lbs over gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91625
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259849
- Airframe hours
- 1,950
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William K. Carroll
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1983 · 159 hours before
- Departed
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DNN · Dalton Municipal, runway 14, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,015 total · 500 in this make and model · 46 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DNN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.