Accident Cessna 340 N340RA, Tuesday 16 March 1982

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Date:	Tuesday 16 March 1982
Time:	19:20 LT
Type:	Cessna 340
Owner/operator:	Linus Bowman
Registration:	N340RA
MSN:	3400002
Total airframe hrs:	2532 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Idaho Falls, ID - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC)
Destination airport:	Searcy, AR (M07)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause:

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