<< >> NASA ASRS Report 811749, November 2008

EA50 pilot reports icing encounter in aircraft not equipped with wing anti-ice. Several equipment failures are also reported.

Attributes
ACN	811749
Time
Date	200811
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : zzz.vor
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Snow Ice Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Eclipse 500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	811749
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Inadvertent entry into icing conditions in non-fiki (flight into known icing) certified aircraft (eclipse 500 EA50). Flight was returning from maintenance (landing gear fail) to reposition aircraft for a part 91 flight. During return flight from maintenance also experienced ADC3 fail; red warning high oil temperature right engine; autopilot fail; and an electrical discharge arc into right copilot's windshield which resulted in a hole in the outer surface of windshield and other cracks and burning at FL270. Due to its current financial situation; eclipse aviation is having difficulty servicing and upgrading the EA50. This situation has direct correlation and impact on completing the mission with the assets available regardless of aircraft limitations or maintenance status. Failure of the mfg to complete promised upgrades of the aircraft systems and negative pilot incentives by owners to complete the mission has created a situation which compromises air safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA50 PILOT REPORTS ICING ENCOUNTER IN ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH WING ANTI-ICE. SEVERAL EQUIPMENT FAILURES ARE ALSO REPORTED.

Narrative: INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO ICING CONDITIONS IN NON-FIKI (FLT INTO KNOWN ICING) CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT (ECLIPSE 500 EA50). FLIGHT WAS RETURNING FROM MAINT (LANDING GEAR FAIL) TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT FOR A PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING RETURN FLIGHT FROM MAINT ALSO EXPERIENCED ADC3 FAIL; RED WARNING HIGH OIL TEMP RIGHT ENGINE; AUTOPILOT FAIL; AND AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE ARC INTO RIGHT COPILOT'S WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN A HOLE IN THE OUTER SURFACE OF WINDSHIELD AND OTHER CRACKS AND BURNING AT FL270. DUE TO ITS CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION; ECLIPSE AVIATION IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SERVICING AND UPGRADING THE EA50. THIS SITUATION HAS DIRECT CORRELATION AND IMPACT ON COMPLETING THE MISSION WITH THE ASSETS AVAILABLE REGARDLESS OF AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS OR MAINT STATUS. FAILURE OF THE MFG TO COMPLETE PROMISED UPGRADES OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND NEGATIVE PILOT INCENTIVES BY OWNERS TO COMPLETE THE MISSION HAS CREATED A SITUATION WHICH COMPROMISES AIR SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.