ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382966
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| Date: | Sunday 21 November 1982 |
| Time: | 13:37 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | George Wilfred Stewart |
| Registration: | N7964V |
| MSN: | 18051864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5896 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Butterfly Lake, AK (A ) |
| Anchorage, AK (LHD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THE LAKES WERE CLOSED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING AT HIS OWN RISK. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE RADIO TRANSMISSION, BUT ELECTED TO LAND HIS SKI EQUIPPED PLANE ON THE FROZEN LAKE. THE LAKE HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO ROUGH, RUTTED ICE CONDITIONS WHICH HAD BEEN CONSIDERED UNSUITABLE FOR SKI OR WHEEL OPERATIONS. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT PAST THE TOUCHDOWN POINT WHERE THE LEFT SKI/GEAR ENCOUNTERED A DIAGONAL RUT AND FAILED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC83LA014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 19:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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