[stubernx98]

The pilot had not filed a IFR flight plan and was attempting VFR flight into very bad conditions. He was IFR rated, and was supposedly current. There were icing conditions. This is 100 percent pilot error.

My only wish would be that the plane had been full of Lawyers instead of skydivers - sad.

[dalereed]

Haven’t had any experience with icing in any Cessna except a 310 but a small amount of rime ice all accumulated on the top of the leading edge and severely reduced the lift of the wing.

In my Saratoga i’ve had 3 of rime ice and it all accumulated eight on the leading edge not hurting the lift, just adding weight.

[ASOC]

Several outfits fly Caravans all over Alaska - and we have some iceing conditions from time ot time. I cannot recall any pranging in.

Shame really, the company pays for pilot error or not.