ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222186
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| Date: | Saturday 23 February 2019 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Porterfield CP-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N37716 |
| MSN: | 945 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3609 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Richmond Lake, Brown County, Richmond, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen Municipal Airport, SD (ABR/KABR) |
| Aberdeen Municipal Airport, SD (ABR/KABR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go landing on a frozen lake, the airplane struck a "drift of deep snow" and came to rest inverted. He added that he did not see the snow drift before landing.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=37716
Location
Images:
Photo: Sheriff department
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2019 03:49 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Feb-2019 04:10 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2019 06:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2019 00:02 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2019 17:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Nov-2019 19:29 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
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