- Date
- December 31, 1991, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Huntington, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2859RCessna 182K
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911231059529A
- Case key
- 15374
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Probable cause
Pilot factor in that he failed to maintain flying speed in a turn which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors related to the accident are; icing conditions, hazardous weather advisory disregarded, flight into known adverse weather, and overconfidence in the ability of the aircraft.
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
Pilot was being vectored for approach at destination airport in IMC conditions when he reported ice accumulation. ATC cleared pilot to climb, but aircraft would not climb. ATC cleared aircraft to descend on heading toward airport. Pilot broke out of clouds near airport, overflew airport, and began to turn for VFR approach. Pilot lost control of aircraft when he began to turn. State trooper who responded to scene reported one-inch of ice on all exterior aircraft surfaces. Pilot was advised of icing conditions in the area when he obtained weather brief.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2859R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258459
- Airframe hours
- 5,125
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marlin J. Bowman
- Registered owner
- Marlin J. Bowman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1991
- Departed
- 70VA · Burnt Chimney, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,226 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 26 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 12 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.