# NTSB ATL88IA102: Government Aircraft Fact Nomad N22B, N422NE, Birmingham, AL, March 3, 1988

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 3, 1988, 07:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Location: 33.0477° N, 87.0659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTL (BHM), within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0477&lon=-87.0659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88IA102
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7629/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA102

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - weather condition - icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - anti-ice/deice system - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - acft/equip,inadequate aircraft manuals, manufacturer (cause)
  - inadequate certification/approval,aircraft, faa(organization) (contributing factor)
  - all engines - ice (cause)
  - 1 engine - seized
  - ignition system,auto re-light system - lack of
  - acft/equip,inadequate instrument location, manufacturer

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N422NE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422NE-2018-01-19), registration cancelled 2018-01-19, S/N N22B-105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Government Aircraft Fact (GAF) NOMAD N22B
- Registry model: [Government Aircraft Factories N22B](https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n22b) (registry code 3880102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: N22B105
- Airframe hours: 796
- Engines: ALLISON 250 B17C 420 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Air New Orleans, doing business as Continental Express
- Registered owner: Dolphin Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BHM
- Destination: MSY, NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BHM, Birmingham Municipal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 7,200 total, 88 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BHM, 40 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19880303054509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303054509I), Mar 3, 1988: Govt N22B, Birmingham, AL. Indicates pilot did not turn on engine anti ice prior to icing. Lost both engines. Was able to restart and return.

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.

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