Beechcraft A36TC N92WT

Summary

On 6 January 2009 at about 22:29 local time, a Beechcraft A36TC registered N92WT, operated by J & F Wings Over Texas LLC, was involved in an accident near Three Rivers, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 January 2009 at 22:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Three Rivers, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Three Rivers Municipal (HAI)

Coordinates

42.0253, -83.9392

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36TC

Registration

N92WT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

J & F Wings Over Texas LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Three Rivers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to continue the flight into an area with conditions that were conducive to icing and the loss of engine power due to induction icing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was on a cross-country flight, departed after a planned stop to refuel the airplane and receive a flight service station weather briefing. The pilot stated that he did not recall any reports of icing during the briefing. The pilot reported picking up light rime ice while descending from 9,000 feet for a global-positioning-system approach. The pilot reported that as he neared the airport he was able to maintain only 17 inches of manifold pressure. The pilot executed a forced landing on a frozen river about 1 mile south of the airport. The pilot reported the airplane normally stalls at 62 knots; however, it stalled at 82 knots during the landing. Inspection of the airplane revealed the entire span of both wings contained 1/16 to 1/8 inch of rime ice on the lower surface of the wings from the leading edge trailing aft about 12 inches. Ice was also visible on portions of the leading edge of both wings and the windscreen was iced over. The horizontal stabilizer was covered with about 3/16 inch of rime ice and the vertical stabilizer was covered with 1/8 to 3/16 inch of mixed ice. The alternate air door was in the closed position. The air inlet was crushed and packed with snow. All three propeller blades were twisted and bent rearward. The nose and left main gears collapsed and the right main gear was pushed up into the wing. The rear spars on both wings were bent and the flaps were buckled. The pilot received Direct User Access Terminal Service and flight service weather briefings that showed the existence and/or possibility of icing conditions near his destination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.