ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288744
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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 2010 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Copper Valley Air Service LLC |
| Registration: | N3233M |
| MSN: | 12-2027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3114 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulkana, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gulkana Airport, AK (GKN/PAGK) |
| McCarthy Airport, AK (MXY/PAMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was on a passenger flight when the accident occurred. The pilot said that, due to the cold outside temperature, he departed with the airplane's oil cooler cover in place. He said that the engine temperature increased and that he decided to land and remove the oil cooler cover. He then landed on a snow-covered lake and after landing he continued laying down tracks in the snow to aid in his departure. While laying down tracks the airplane's skis hit a ridge hidden under the snow. The pilot then examined the airplane and found that a fuselage frame tube had broken near the right main landing gear attachment. The pilot said that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2002 | N3233M | Grasshopper Aviation | 0 | CHICKALOON, Alaska | |
sub |
| 26 August 2017 | N3233M | Wrangell Mountain Air Inc. | 0 | Gulkana, AK | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 01:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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