Piper PA 46 N113WB

Summary

On 19 January 2016 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA 46 registered N113WB, operated by NO Boundaries Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Ottawa, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one 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

19 January 2016 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.3353, -95.1150

Aircraft

Piper PA 46

Registration

N113WB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

NO Boundaries Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Olathe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA107

1 person had minor injuries.

The flight crews encounter with un-forecasted freezing rain resulting in an uncontrolled descent, forced landing, and substantial damage to the airplane's firewall, and forward pressure bulkhead.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, he and the pilot rated student receiving instruction were operating under instrument flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions. He reported that throughout the flight the airplane accumulated light rime ice. He recalled that after holding at a Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR), they completed a VOR approach, executed the missed approach procedure, set the power to climb at the airspeed of 130 knots indicated airspeed and began to climb to 5000 feet. He reported that as they climbed they encountered freezing rain, the airspeed began to deteriorate and the degree of ice accumulation increased from light to moderate. He reported that all of the airplane's de-ice systems were functioning yet he was not able to maintain altitude. He determined that landing at the destination airport was not an option and executed a forced landing in an open field. He affirmed that during the landing the airplane bounced several times before coming to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, forward pressure bulkhead and puncture holes in the airplane skin. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.