- Date
- January 6, 1982, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rolla, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2672ACessna 340
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72419
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was certificated for flight into known icing conditions up to moderate icing. The pilot stated that the surface de-icers were operating during the preflight. During an instrument approach at the destination. The aircraft entered clouds at about 4400 ft MSL. The aircraft began to pick up ice. The right engine started vibrating and continually got worse. When the aircraft was over the runway, it dropped in from a higher than normal height and landed hard. A considerable amount of surface ice was still on the aircraft after it was parked. The pilot reported that the plane had a history of problems with the aircraft and propeller boots. During a ferry flight after the accident the surface boots did not operate. Later, the boots operated during a ground check.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2672A
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A0749
- Airframe hours
- 634
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-J, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- American National Bank
- Registered owner
- American National Bank
- Departed
- STJ · St Joseph, MO
- Destination
- Webster City Ia
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- K07 · Downtown, runway 27, 3,145 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 12,150 total · 400 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F