Bonanza 35
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 7500; Flight Crew Type 500
Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Diverted
Weather; Human Factors
While flying from ZZZ to ZZZ1 I experienced light rhyme icing at 6;000 ft.; -10C about 125 miles SE of ZZZ2. I could see the sun above and tried to climb above the deck to get above it. I went up to 11;000 ft.; -20C; but was still IMC and now picking up Rhyme. I descended back to 6;000 ft. and it got worse. I descending to 4;000 ft.; -10C; and now had about 1.5 inches of ice on all leading edges and the wind screen. ATC recommended several airports 20 miles off my nose; but these were smaller airports; shorter runways; and no ATC. I elected to fly 65 miles west to ZZZ2 due to longer runway; ATC; and ground support (including emergency vehicles). I never [advised ATC]; but I began to lose power and had a difficult time maintaining 4;000 ft.; ZZZ2 Approach provided priority handling for me and I was unaware. I flew the ILS to Runway XX (VFR conditions) because I could not see out my wind screen. I carried an extra 30 kts. on final and delayed lowering the landing gear until 1 nm landing with approach flaps only. I was able to land safely but had to flare out the side windows. ZZZ2 approach and tower were outstanding. My flight planning showed I'd be well west of the forecast icing; but several aircraft were reporting icing in my area from 6-10;000 ft. I landed without incident; terminated the priority handling; and had no damage to aircraft.
Pilot flying V35B aircraft reports icing inflight.