NTSB Identification: ANC86LA011.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 29392.
Accident occurred Monday, December 02, 1985 in FISHTRAP LAKE, AK
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18, registration: N1237A
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON FROZEN LAKE WITH WATER OVERFLOW AND 12 TO 18 INCHES SNOW. ACFT BROKE THROUGH TOP LAYER OF THIN ICE AND NOSED OVER UPON TOUCHDOWN.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
JUDGMENT..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
LANDING GEAR,SKI ASSEMBLY..LACK OF
Contributing Factors
OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..SNOW COVERED
Contributing Factors
OVERCONFIDENCE IN AIRCRAFT'S ABILITY..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..SOFT
Contributing Factors
PRESSURE..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..WEAK ICE
Contributing Factors
LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
LIGHT CONDITION..DUSK
Contributing Factors
LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE..PILOT IN COMMAND
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