ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362463
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 February 1993 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3854M |
| MSN: | 12-2767 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2832 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | White Bear Lake, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis, MN (MIC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE LANDED ON THE SNOW-COVERED AIRSTRIP, IT APPEARED THE SNOW WAS 'HARD PACKED.' HE REPORTED AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED, IT BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE SNOW, THEN NOSED OVER. HE STATED: 'IN THE THIRTY EIGHT YEARS OF FLYING THIS IS MY FIRST ACCIDENT. SOMETIMES WE MAKE BAD DECISIONS AND THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.' FAA PERSONNEL REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA084
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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