ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348958
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 2023 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46056 |
| MSN: | 17264174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Red Lake, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Rapids Airport, MN (GPZ/KGPZ) |
| Upper Red Lake, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that they overflew the frozen lake and passed on the original landing area due to ice cracks and heaves. He flew to another area of the lake and located a suitable landing spot. He completed a low pass to survey the landing area and confirm its suitability. During the landing roll, he was unable to stop the airplane in the surveyed area; the airplane continued into a crack in the ice and became partially submerged. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate landing surface evaluation and failure to stop the airplane on the frozen lake, which resulted the airplane continuing into a crack in the ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/plane-lands-on-ice-breaks-through-on-upper-red-lake/
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/plane-breaks-through-thin-ice-on-upper-red-lake/89-997614fa-4547-4c8f-bcbf-cea56dd0f09f
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193566
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=46056
https://www.pennyanaero.com/superHawkPage
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/20945_1615257952.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2023 02:28 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Dec-2023 07:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Dec-2023 11:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2023 20:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Category, Accident report] |
| 24-Feb-2024 12:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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