Beechcraft A36 N100DA

Summary

On 18 February 2003 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N100DA was involved in an accident near Morristown, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 February 2003 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Morristown, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Moore-Murrell (MOR)

Coordinates

36.1792, -83.3753

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N100DA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clearwater → Morristown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ATL03LA046

3 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision to initiate flight into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in the in-flight encounter with weather and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was airplane performance deteriorated due to structural ice.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, as the flight descended from 8100 feet the airplane began to pick up structural ice. The flight was cleared to descend to 5100 feet, and the airplane continued to collect structural ice. As the airplane continued to descended the pilot added power to maintain altitude. While on final approach to runway 05 the airplane was unable to maintain altitude and collided with terrain. No mechanical or flight control malfunctions were reported by the pilot prior to the accident. According to the Saint Petersburg Flight Service Station, the pilot was given a full weather briefing that reported icing conditions at the destination airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.