Piper PA-23-250 N106RS

Summary

On 15 February 2000 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N106RS, operated by Wisconsin Aviation, was involved in an accident near Amery, Wisconsin, United States. 3 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

15 February 2000 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Amery, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Amery Municipal Airport (AHH)

Coordinates

45.3009, -92.3602

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N106RS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Wisconsin Aviation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roseau → Watertown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA073

Nobody was injured.

the pilots failure to maintain directional control. Factors to the accident were the icing conditions, the snow and ice covered runway and the snowbank.

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

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The airplane sustained substantial damage during a precautionary landing after experiencing ice accumulation in cruise flight. The pilot received a full weather briefing the previous night and updated weather on the day of the flight. The pilot updated his flight plan to change his route of flight to avoid an area of heavy precipitation. The aircraft began to accumulate ice in cruise flight. Other aircraft along the route of flight reported icing at altitudes above and below the accident aircraft's altitude. The rate of accumulation of ice began to increase and the pilot contacted air traffic control and requested and received clearance to climb. The airplane was unable to climb higher than about 8,000 feet msl. The ice accumulation rate was such that the heated windscreen would not keep the windscreen clear. The pilot contacted ATC and requested immediate vectors to the nearest airport, where he executed a precautionary landing. The runway was snow covered with a coating of ice beneath the snow, and the windscreen was still iced over. The aircraft slid off the runway and struck a snowbank. Postaccident examination of the aircraft failed to reveal any anomalies. The aircraft was equipped and certified for flight into known icing conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.