- Date
- November 19, 1984, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pampa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N54028Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841119063349A
- Case key
- 21629
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Preflight weather briefing showed closest reporting station to destination below dest apch minimum of I mile visibility but fcst to improve to 1/2 mi by arrival. Area freezing level fcst at 3-4000 ft. flt to dest at 6000 ft was on top of clouds and uneventful. Plt contacted dest on UNICOM and was advised of 'low ground fog and very poor visibility.' Plt made no further effort to clarify conditions, commenced NDB approach and entered clouds at 4000 ft. acft structural icing occurred during approach. Plt sighted runway lights but lost contact in turn to adjust course & executed a missed approach. Due to structural icing, plt unable to climb above 3800 ft, then unable to maintain alt as ice continued to accrete. Plt was unable to arrest descent but on visual contact with ground manuvered to a forced landing in an open field. Plt reported conditions at destination were above approach minimums.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54028
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274850
- Airframe hours
- 652
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Riverside Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1984
- Departed
- RVS · Tulsa, OK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PPA · Perry Lefors, runway 17, 5,500 × 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,593 total · 128 in this make and model · 1,412 as pilot in command · 221 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.