ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296262
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| Date: | Saturday 18 January 2003 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6312E |
| MSN: | 46412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | CHESAPEAKE, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | HAMPTON ROADS , VA (PVG |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot spent 1 1/2 hours prior to the flight brushing snow from the leading edges of the airplane's wings, but had left the remainder of snow pushed back on the wings. On takeoff, when the airplane reached an altitude of 300 feet agl, the airplane's stall horn activated. The pilot lowered the nose of the airplane to prevent a stall, but the stall horn continued to sound. She then executed a 180-degree turn back toward the runway, but was unable to reach it, and landed hard in a field adjacent to the airport. A witness, a Federal Aviation Administration Designated Pilot Examiner, saw the airplane taxiing through the ramp area and recalled that both of the airplane's wings were nearly covered with 4-inch tall chunks of snow and ice. The witness also reported that there was at least a 1/4-inch layer of ice and snow on the wings when she arrived to the scene of the accident. In a written statement, the pilot reported that she, "...failed to adequately remove some snow from the top of the wings." After the accident, the pilot voluntarily sought and received training regarding frost, icing, and snow and its effects on aircraft performance.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove snow and ice from the airplane's wings prior to takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD03LA029
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 18:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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