FARMINGTON, NM, USA
N732KS
CESSNA T210M
THE PLT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING & FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN PRIOR TO THE FLT. REPORTEDLY, THE FSS SPECIALIST DID NOT ADVISE THE PLT OF A PERTINENT FORCAST FOR MODERATE ICING IN CLOUDS & PRECIPITATION UP TO 18,000 FT. THE FORECAST WAS AVAILABLE TO THE SPECIALIST FOR USE DURING THE BRIEFING. ON CLIMB OUT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED EXTREME ICING & DIVERTED TO FARMINGTON, NM. HE MADE A VOR/DME APPROACH, BUT WAS HIGH & INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD CIRCLE & LAND. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE RIGHT WING HIT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUWNAY, THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TOUCHDOWN & THE PLANE SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT & ITS WINDSHIELD WERE COVERED WITH ICE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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