ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287087
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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 2009 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180K |
| Owner/operator: | Carrier Timothy Levite |
| Registration: | N2801K |
| MSN: | 18053072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8913 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bettles, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA) |
| Bettles, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that he was landing on the frozen snow-covered lake in a ski-equipped airplane. During the landing roll the airplane's main landing gear skis encountered a snowdrift, which stripped the nuts that connect the skis to the main landing gear axle. Both skis separated and the airplane's left main landing gear leg collapsed. The left wing struck the snow-covered frozen lake. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane, and noted in his report to the NTSB that he should have inspected the landing site before landing, then selected a better area to land on.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC09CA027
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 2002 | N2801K | David Kresser | 0 | Idaho Falls, Idaho | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 07:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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