- Date
- November 6, 1986, 18:42 local (Nov 7, 1986, 01:42 UTC)
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8216VPiper PA-32-301T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861106053609A
- Case key
- 17081
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Analysis
The plt and his two pax were on a VFR x-country to scottsbluff, NE, when IMC was encountered near grand junction, CO. The plt then called ATC and obtained an IFR clearance. The plt elected to land at Cheyenne, WY. Wx was reported to be 500 overcast, 1/4 mi visibility, 1 mi tower visibility, light rain, light snow, fog. During letdown to the iaf the acft accumulated heavy ice and the plt requested vectors to the faf. A/c denied request because radar was not available at Cheyenne. With full pwr acft descended below the glideslope. The plt said the acft suddenly began to climb and he executed a missed apch. The acft then began to stall and lose alt. The plt made an emerg off-arpt forced landing.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8216V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8224010
- Airframe hours
- 732
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vladimir Riha
- Registered owner
- Scheri American Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- OZN · St. George, UT
- Destination
- BFF · Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport
- CYS · Cheyenne, runway 26, 9,200 × 150 ft, snow
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
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 597 total · 43 in this make and model · 490 as pilot in command · 152 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CYS, 7 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.