ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369301
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| Date: | Monday 16 January 1989 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Richard Ardaiz |
| Registration: | N6414K |
| MSN: | 15077690 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6564 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (MRI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SIMULATING A FORCED LANDING TO A FROZEN LAKE WHEN A LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA DURING THE APCH. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEG BELOW ZERO. THE STUDENT PLT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN KEPT AT A HIGHER RPM DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING TO PREVENT CARB ICE.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA035
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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