- Date
- December 27, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Morrisville, VT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1DLBeech P35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841227068259A
- Case key
- 35819
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Analysis
Plt noted accumulation of rime ice in flt. On NDB approach, VFR conditions reached about 7 miles from runway, IFR flt plan cancelled and straight-in visual approach performed. Crossing threshold at about 2O ft AGL, plt reduced throttle and acft immediately went into stall buffet and mushed to runway surface. All three landing gear collapsed in overload. Plt stated he should have carried approach power to lndg in view of ice accumulation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1DL
- Reported as
- Beech P35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-7027
- Engine
- Continental IO-470N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bay State Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- BVY · Beverly, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MVL · Morrisville-Stow, runway 19, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,024 total · 492 in this make and model · 938 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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