- Date
- February 23, 1982, 18:30 local (Feb 24, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Carroll, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N363VAPiper PA-60/601P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820224002629A
- Case key
- 70140
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Analysis
The pilot was on a flight from Kansas city, MO to sac city, IA. After making an approach at sac city, he went around, diverted, and made an NDB approach at Carroll, IA. He said that he encountered icing conditions during the approaches. At Carroll, the pilot landed with a crosswind at 15 gusting 25 knots. While landing, the aircraft stalled and touched down hard. The pilot reported that there was a small amount of ice on the wings after landing. The aircraft had icing equipment installed, but was not certificated for flight in known icing conditions. Damage to the wings was not discovered until 3/8/82.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N363VA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60/601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P080380634
- Airframe hours
- 361
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-P1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Goodenow Bancorporation
- Registered owner
- Goodenow Bancorporation
- Departed
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
- Destination
- SKI · Sac City, IA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CIN · Arthur N. Neu, runway 31, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,798 total · 22 in this make and model · 9,999 as pilot in command · 104 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 45° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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