ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153699
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| Date: | Saturday 2 March 2013 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3438J |
| MSN: | 15066138 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2091 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Lake, Naples, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fryeburg, ME (IZG) |
| Limginton, ME (63B) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
For the solo instructional flight, the student pilot had obtained an endorsement from his flight instructor to fly from the departure airport to the destination airport. During the flight, the student pilot decided to make an unauthorized stop and land on a frozen lake to visit a friend. Upon touchdown on the lake, which was covered in a layer of slush and snow, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper decision to land on a frozen lake.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3438J
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2013 22:02 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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