- Date
- March 16, 1982, 18:20 local (Mar 17, 1982, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N340RACessna 340
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820316004109A
- Case key
- 71139
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during an ILS approach, he broke out at about 500 ft AGL. He stated that he did not properly arrest the sink rate and struck the runway. He also stated that there probably was some ice under the wings that had accumulated during climb-out or during a missed approach that was made on a previous approach. The temperature at Idaho Falls was 33 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N340RA
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3400002
- Airframe hours
- 2,532
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Linus Bowman
- Registered owner
- Linus Bowman
- Departed
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Destination
- M07 · Searcy, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IDA · Fanning, runway 20, 9,001 × 150 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 727 total · 335 in this make and model · 566 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 11 knots
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IDA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.