Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN84FA122

DOUGLAS, WY, USA

Aircraft #1

N414EM

CESSNA 414A

Analysis

DURING AN APPROACH FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING, THE ACFT STALLED & IMPACTED THE GROUND 192 FT SHORT OF RWY 28. THE PLANE HAD ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS DURING FLT & ICE WAS STILL ADHERING TO THE ACFT AS THE PLT MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING. INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS EXISTED & THE RWY WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT ALLOW FOR THE ICE & WAS TRYING TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY SO THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CONTINUE OF THE DEPARTURE END.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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