19941212044199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Palmer, AK · December 12, 1994

Date
December 12, 1994 · 13:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N717DR
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC95LA018
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,024 total540 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Flared too high on landing ski plane on frozen lake. Dropped to ice hard impact. Blamed flat light conditions.

As the FAA filed it

FLARED TOO HIGH ON LANDING SKI PLANE ON FROZEN LAKE. DROPPED TO ICE HARD IMPACT. BLAMED FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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