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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Gakona, AK · May 10, 1984

Date
May 10, 1984 · 10:30 local
Place
Gakona, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5963Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA064
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total3,500 in this make and model150 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.

Wheels hit slushy ice while landing on a frozen lake. Aircraft nosed over. Pilot failed to use full up elevator.

As the FAA filed it

WHEELS HIT SLUSHY ICE WHILE LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. PILOT FAILED TO USE FULL UP ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5963Z · 1

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