THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN ILS APPROACH, HE BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT PROPERLY ARREST THE SINK RATE AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE PROBABLY WAS SOME ICE UNDER THE WINGS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED DURING CLIMB-OUT OR DURING A MISSED APPROACH THAT WAS MADE ON A PREVIOUS APPROACH. THE TEMPERATURE AT IDAHO FALLS WAS 33 DEGREES.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..LOW CEILINGWEATHER CONDITION..FOGWEATHER CONDITION..SNOWWEATHER CONDITION..ICING CONDITIONSWING..ICE
Index for Mar1982 | Index of months