ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294243
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 2004 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | William Reiter |
| Registration: | N300WE |
| MSN: | 32R-7985007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Johnstown, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coatesville, PA (40N) |
| Johnstown, NY (KNYO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the pilot was performing the GPS approach to runway 28, ice accumulated on the airplane. He broke out of the clouds at an altitude of 1,600 feet; however, he had difficulty visually identifying the runway, due to the snow cover on the ground. The pilot stated he was at an airspeed of 100 knots (about 65% power) while on short final, and as he reached the runway threshold, he "cut the power," and applied the third notch of flaps. The airplane then "stalled," and landed hard on the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in airframe ice with subsequent degradation of aircraft performance, and inadequate airspeed during the landing flare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC05CA037
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 2018 | N300WE | K & S Aero LLC | 0 | Brandywine Airport, West Chester, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Oct-2022 04:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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