19830311007289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Pedro Bay, AK · March 11, 1983

Date
March 11, 1983 · 12:30 local
Place
Pedro Bay, AK
Airport
Pedro Bay
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8940N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA055
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,058 total522 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No braking action after landing on a frozen lake. Began a go around. Unable to clear trees. Stalled into tree tops.

As the FAA filed it

NO BRAKING ACTION AFTER LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. BEGAN A GO AROUND. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES. STALLED INTO TREE TOPS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.