ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229630
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 December 2018 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Hangar50 Llc |
| Registration: | N6650M |
| MSN: | E-1518 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3545 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B112B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hartford, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalamazoo, MS (AZO) |
| Hartford, WI (HXF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the retractable-landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, during an instrument flight rules night flight, he initiated an approach in instrument meteorological conditions. During the approach, he saw that rime ice had accumulated on the left wing. He continued the approach, extended the landing gear, and then configured the flaps for landing.
The pilot attempted to level off at 1,620 ft, although the minimum descent altitude was 1,600 ft, but the airplane stalled. He applied forward pressure on the yoke to lower the nose and applied full throttle. He recalled that the airplane was extremely slow to respond and that it was "flying on the ragged edge of stall." The airplane exited the clouds, and he could see the airport, but the airplane impacted a field about 2.4 nautical miles short of the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain during landing in icing conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2019 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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