ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220973
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| Date: | Saturday 19 January 2019 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-90 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3298Z |
| MSN: | 18-7240 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3995 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fumee Lake, Dickinson County, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iron Mountain Kingsford, MI (IMT) |
| Iron Mountain Kingsford, MI (IMT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On January 19, 2019, about 1315 central standard time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, N3298Z, impacted terrain near Iron Mountain, Michigan. The airline transport-rated pilot sustained minor injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight that originated at Ford Airport, Iron Mountain, Michigan. The pilot reported that he had conducted an uneventful sight-seeing flight and intended to return to the departure airport. He initiated a left turn about 800 ft above a lake and became distracted while focusing on a distant point across the frozen and snow-covered lake. The pilot added that he lost reference to the horizon while continuing in a descending left turn until ground impact.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The departure airport’s automated surface observation system, located 6 miles west of the accident site, reported that, about 20 minutes before the accident, winds were from 020º at 5 knots, 10 miles visibility, ceiling overcast at 3,500 ft, temperature -11ºC, dew point -18ºC, and altimeter setting of 30.19 inches of mercury.
Probable Cause: The pilot's distraction and subsequent loss of situational awareness and visual horizon in overcast sky conditions, which led to an unrecognized descent during a low-level maneuver and subsequent impact with snow-covered terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3298Z%20
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/203041-32e295956e610c441ca28e29ef27814b44f28e1b/aircrafttype/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2019 03:58 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jan-2019 04:23 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Jan-2019 09:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Oct-2019 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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