<< >> NASA ASRS Report 361396, February 1997

A mooney 20H on landing phase attempted to flare aircraft with ice on wings. Aircraft landed hard damaging the propeller blade tips.

Attributes
ACN	361396
Time
Date	199702
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4fl
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 G Statesman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 502 flight time total : 1770 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	361396
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jan/xx/97, I was on an instrument flight plan from vislalia, la, to carthage, tx. Despite the WX briefing I had that did not indicate any freezing rain I began to ice up about 20 mi from my destination. I completed the NDB approach and got under the cloud layer, where it was only raining. The people at the airport wouldn't answer the unicom despite several calls and a 'go around.' I was too low to receive shreveport ATC. Anyway, I circled several times and was running out of time to cancel my IFR flight plan. I didn't want to execute a missed approach because that would have put me back in the freezing rain. Anyway, the ice finally melted off the windshield and I tried to land. There was a clear layer of ice on the wings that I couldn't see and when I tried to flare -- it didn't. I landed hard and 'tipped' the propellers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY 20H ON LNDG PHASE ATTEMPTED TO FLARE ACFT WITH ICE ON WINGS. ACFT LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE PROP BLADE TIPS.

Narrative: ON JAN/XX/97, I WAS ON AN INST FLT PLAN FROM VISLALIA, LA, TO CARTHAGE, TX. DESPITE THE WX BRIEFING I HAD THAT DID NOT INDICATE ANY FREEZING RAIN I BEGAN TO ICE UP ABOUT 20 MI FROM MY DEST. I COMPLETED THE NDB APCH AND GOT UNDER THE CLOUD LAYER, WHERE IT WAS ONLY RAINING. THE PEOPLE AT THE ARPT WOULDN'T ANSWER THE UNICOM DESPITE SEVERAL CALLS AND A 'GAR.' I WAS TOO LOW TO RECEIVE SHREVEPORT ATC. ANYWAY, I CIRCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO CANCEL MY IFR FLT PLAN. I DIDN'T WANT TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE PUT ME BACK IN THE FREEZING RAIN. ANYWAY, THE ICE FINALLY MELTED OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND I TRIED TO LAND. THERE WAS A CLR LAYER OF ICE ON THE WINGS THAT I COULDN'T SEE AND WHEN I TRIED TO FLARE -- IT DIDN'T. I LANDED HARD AND 'TIPPED' THE PROPS.

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.