- Date
- March 31, 1985, 16:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Pittsfield, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N386XMaule M-5-235C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850331010159A
- Case key
- 35855
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a preflt wx briefing, the plt was advised of possible moderate icing in clouds from the surface to 4000 ft. while in flt, structural icing conditions were encountered & rime ice accumulated on the windshield. Also, carb ice conditions were encountered & full carb heat was applied. The acft was getting near the destination, so the plt elected to continue. He turned the carb heat off for a short while, then about 8 mi from the destination arpt, he turned it back on. As the acft approached the arpt, ice began accumulating rapidly on the wings, tires, struts & windshield. The windshield was almost totally covered with ice. After entering the traffic pattern to land, the plt turned base with about 16 inches of manifold pressure. At about that time, the eng lost power & would not restart. An emerg landing was made in a small field short of the rwy where the gear collapsed before the acft stopped. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N386X
- Reported as
- Maule M-5-235C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7029C
- Airframe hours
- 445
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J1A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Moses Goddard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 28, 1984 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- GAI · Gaithersburg, MD
- Destination
- PSF · Pittsfield, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PSF · Pittsfield Muni, runway 8, 5,000 × 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 472 total · 252 in this make and model · 348 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSF, 1 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.
Other investigations on N386X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.