Posted for "Greg Goodrich" <greg@afshhi.com>:

 I hate to second guess a very dynamic situation. I had a similar
 experience. I picked up ice (a splash) 17,000 in clouds on Florida,
 pitot heat off lost airspeed indicator. Went to instruments hit speed
 brakes, started down using attitude indicator then turned on pitot heat.
 What was most distracting; immediate decompression due to loss of
 airspeed indicator. IVP have a safety switch that dumps pressurization
 when speed is low to prevent landing with pressure. Of course next most
 distracting when the airspeed comes back so does pressure. 456A Greg
 Goodrich 500hrs ears still adjusting