- Date
- November 28, 1987, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N201CQMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871128068569A
- Case key
- 34523
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Analysis
Drg a wx briefing bfr tkof, the plt was adzd that VFR flt was not rcmdd due to low ceiling & icing conds. He was adzd the freezing lvl was forecast to be at 4000' over little rock & to slope down to the surface in se Missouri. Also, he was briefed on pireps of icing conds in the areas of little rock, jonesboro & ft smith, AR. He elected to proceed vfr-on-top. While en route at 8500', he obtained the fayetteville wx & was adzd of IFR conds on his route. He filed an IFR flt plan & was assigned an alt of 5000'. Drg the dscnt, the acft entered the clouds at 7000'. Aprx 40 mi fm the destn, it enctrd icing conds. The plt stated that excessive ice accumulated on the acft, but due to darkening conds (dusk), he didn't notice much on the structure. He said that drg an ILS apch, the acft became sluggish, so he added power, but the left wing stalled & the acft struck the terrain short of the rwy & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201CQ
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 240068
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald E. Keifer
- Registered owner
- Keifer, Donald E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 20, 1987 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- TCL · Tuscaloosa, AL
- Destination
- ASG
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ASG · Springdale, runway 18, 4,939 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,873 total · 174 in this make and model · 1,773 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV, 10 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.