ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363571
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1992 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9897Y |
| MSN: | 117 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1475 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Snow Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ward Cove, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE STEP AND ALLOWED IT TO INADVERTANTLY TO BECOME AIRBORNE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RATE OF DESCENT, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSE OF THE FLOAT LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION OF THE LANDING SURFACE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE STEP AND HE ALLOWED IT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RATE OF DESCENT, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSE OF THE FLOAT LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION OF THE LANDING SURFACE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA082
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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