Piper PA-24-250 N6561P

Summary

On 23 March 1997 at about 18:41 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6561P was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Ohio, 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

23 March 1997 at 18:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Bowling Green Wood County (1G0)

Coordinates

41.3692, -83.6392

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N6561P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA061

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in airframe ice and the loss of adequate lift to maintain continued flight. The adverse weather (icing) condition was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was vectored in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) for a VOR Runway 18 Approach to the destination airport. The pilot reported the airport in sight, and was cleared for a visual approach. However, while descending, ice had accumulated on the flight control surfaces that was visible to the pilot. On final approach to the 2,627 foot runway, the pilot elected to go around. She initiated the go-around because the runway appeared 'icy,' and she feared she would be unable to stop before encountering a fence and highway at the departure end. The pilot intended to land on a perpendicular runway after the go-around. The landing gear and flaps were retracted, and full power was applied, but the pilot was unable to maintain flight and landed in a field beyond the highway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.