ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356229
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| Date: | Friday 21 February 1997 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-5-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5652W |
| MSN: | 8033C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 785 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jordan Valley, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marysville, CA (KMYV) |
| Boise, ID (KBOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a VFR flight over an overcast, the pilot decided to descend through what appeared to be a hole in the clouds. During the descent, the aircraft entered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and began picking up ice. About two minutes after entering IMC, the aircraft broke out of the clouds with about one-half inch of clear ice on its exterior. Because the aircraft's flight characteristics were changed by the accumulation of ice, the pilot decided to land at the nearest airport. Because of the ice build-up, the pilot elected to fly final faster than normal, and the aircraft ultimately touched down long and fast. While trying to slow the aircraft during the landing roll, the pilot failed to maintain directional control, and the aircraft exited the runway and rolled through tall sagebrush.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft, while landing. Factors relating to the accident included: the pilot's improper inflight decision to attempt a descent through what appeared to be a hole in the clouds, his inadvertent flight into icing conditions in the clouds, airframe icing, and tall vegetation growing in the vicinity of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA063
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1985 | N5652W | Steve Schwilling | 0 | Ontario, OR | |
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| 13 December 1992 | N5652W | Private | 0 | Garden Valley, ID | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 20:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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