- Date
- February 3, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bellaire, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6895DPiper Aerostar 602P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840203002119A
- Case key
- 12542
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the flare round out, 100 ft from the rwy at 10 ft AGL the acft stalled at 100 KIAS. Aprx 1/8 inch of ice was present on the airfoils. Moderate rhime ice was reported in the clouds along the route of flight. The plt did not activate the de-ice boots prior to landing. The acft contacted the ground pushing the main gear up into the wings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6895D
- Reported as
- Piper Aerostar 602P (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62P091481650
- Airframe hours
- 650
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Horizons Unlimited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 2G5 · Grosse Ile, MI
- Destination
- ACB · Bellaire, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ACB · Antrim County, runway 20, 5,000 × 100 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 773 total · 233 in this make and model · 543 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVC, 26 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.