- Date
- March 12, 1991, 07:49 local (14:49 UTC)
- Place
- Ogallala, NE
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6687UBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910312005269A
- Case key
- 15021
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot and the lack of sufficient airspeed to maneuver (circle to land) in unfavorable wind conditions with structural ice on the aircraft. The adverse weather conditions and structural (wing) ice were related factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot performed an instrument approach to runway 26 at the destination airport during a heavy snowstorm with the wind from 320 deg at 40 gusting 60 KTS. After considering his altitude above the runway and the winds, the pilot elected to circle and land on runway 31. He stated that as he began his left turn, he lost control of the airplane. He reported that in spite of his attempts to regain control, the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The pilot stated that the airplane was icing up quickly during the approach. There was no claim or evidence of mechanical malfunction. Strong, gusty surface winds had been predicted for the area, and the pilot had obtained several preflight weather briefings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6687U
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1666
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Growth Management Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1990 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- LNK · Lincoln, NE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OGA · Searle Field, runway 31, 3,698 × 50 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
- 41
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,010 total · 700 in this make and model · 1,900 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 40 knots, gusting 60
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.