CARTHAGE, MO, USA
N9533W
PIPER PA-28-140
THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED AIRFRAME ICING. HE DIVERTED TO CARTHAGE, MO. HE SAID THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON AN ICE COVERED RUNWAY, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY & INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD BEEN ADVISED OF ICING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA.
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS, AND HIS IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY AFTER HE DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION, ICY RUNWAY, AND CHAIN LINK FENCE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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