ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143874
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 2012 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6147B |
| MSN: | 34147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Hood Strip Airport - Z41, Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soldotna, AK (PAXS) |
| Anchorage, AK (Z41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was cleared to land his wheel-equipped airplane at a lighted gravel airstrip at night, when he mistakenly landed on a frozen, snow-covered lake used by ski-equipped airplanes. The lake was adjacent to the airstrip. During the landing roll, the airplane's wheels contacted deep snow, and it nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. Airport rescue personnel reported that, when they arrived on scene, the pilot said that he had landed on the airstrip and that he was unaware that he had inadvertently landed on a frozen lake. He also said that he was familiar with the airstrip, as he had flown in and out of the airstrip for many years. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent landing on a frozen lake in dark night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 2007 | N6147B | Private | 0 | 6 miles N of Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW), Tacoma, WA | |
sub |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2012 12:02 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 21-Feb-2012 12:46 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 17-Apr-2012 22:52 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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