Aviation Accident Review
This report is about an aircraft that tried to land at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). Due to significant icing conditions, the aircraft picked up a tremendous amount of weight and consequently "fell out of the sky" and hit the runway too hard. In this report, I hope to make people more knowledgeable about icing conditions so that they can "learn from others' mistakes." On April 11, 2000, Cessna 182RG (N number N6183T) was considerably damaged during a flight from Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in Cleveland, Ohio. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was using this airplane. There were 2 people aboard the aircraft at the time of the accident. Both are commercial pilots, and neither was injured in the accident. The flight left CGF at approximately 9:30 local time. The pilots were cleared to enter Cleveland class bravo airspace direct at 3000 feet. However, upon reaching this altitude they began to
Evaluation of accident/Reason weather was the causing factor: Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation. Aviation Weather. Washington, D.C.: ASA Publications, 1975. When you know you are going to be flying in icing conditions, make sure your aircraft is equipped with either an anti-icing or deicing system. If reports are issued for known icing, try to stay out of that area or adjust your altitude accordingly. URL: http://www.airdisaster.com/statistics/yearly.html No changes have been made to the aviation system yet. Although, since this accident only occurred eight months ago, there is still plenty of time for improvements to be made. However, ice is usually hard to detect. Even if new laws were made, the fact is that most pilots do not fly into it knowing that it is there. Therefore, new laws would not necessarily help this problem. Also, the statistics on aviation accidents have gone way down in a comparison between each year. Likewise, it is probable that the aviation accident statistics for the year 2000 will decrease as well.
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Approximate Word count = 780
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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