Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI93LA094

ALBERT LEA, MN, USA

Aircraft #1

N442TC

BEECH B90

Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, 'THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY STOPPED FLYING AND CONTACTED THE SNOW...CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE CENTERLINE. ALL 3 GEARS WERE FOLDED BACK.' THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN WASHED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THEN ROLLED OUTSIDE INTO -5 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. ICE WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE STATIC SYSTEM.

Probable Cause and Findings

AN INADVERTENT STALL DUE TO ICE IN THE PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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