Hard landing in small transport after IAP VOR approach in icing conditions and freezing drizzle.

Attributes
ACN	260186
Time
Date	199312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slg
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 83 flight time total : 6308
ASRS Report	260186
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a business trip out of fort wayne, in, to slg on the VOR approach from razorback VOR, the aircraft picked up a trace of ice, but at the lower altitude it turned to a freezing drizzle with no visible additional buildup. On final, I reduced power for a normal landing but when I went to flare for touchdown there was no elevator control. The aircraft touched down hard in T a 3 point attitude without any flare. I apparently let my airspeed get too low to have sufficient elevator control, however no buffeting was felt to indicate a potential stall. The main gear took the brunt of the impact, and the propellers touched the runway. I was able to taxi to parking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG IN SMT AFTER IAP VOR APCH IN ICING CONDITIONS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE.

Narrative: ON A BUSINESS TRIP OUT OF FORT WAYNE, IN, TO SLG ON THE VOR APCH FROM RAZORBACK VOR, THE ACFT PICKED UP A TRACE OF ICE, BUT AT THE LOWER ALT IT TURNED TO A FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH NO VISIBLE ADDITIONAL BUILDUP. ON FINAL, I REDUCED PWR FOR A NORMAL LNDG BUT WHEN I WENT TO FLARE FOR TOUCHDOWN THERE WAS NO ELEVATOR CTL. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN T A 3 POINT ATTITUDE WITHOUT ANY FLARE. I APPARENTLY LET MY AIRSPD GET TOO LOW TO HAVE SUFFICIENT ELEVATOR CTL, HOWEVER NO BUFFETING WAS FELT TO INDICATE A POTENTIAL STALL. THE MAIN GEAR TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT, AND THE PROPS TOUCHED THE RWY. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO PARKING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.