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FAA incident report · Piper PA-14 · New Stuyahok, AK · March 8, 1996

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Date
March 8, 1996 · 16:11 local
Place
New Stuyahok, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5121H
Reported as
Piper PA14
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total200 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N5121HRegistered now · Piper PA-14S/N 14-127 · Built 1947Airframe modelPiper PA-14Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on March 8, 1996 at about 4:11 p.m. ast, a Piper PA-14, N5121H, registered to john e. and drienne yost and piloted by john e. yost, was involved in a landing incident approximately 30 miles west of lake iliamna on a frozen lake. According to the pilot after the aircraft touched down and was gliding to a stop, a gust of wind turned the aircraft to the left, resulting in a right slide. The right ski broke through the ice crust over a void in the ice and hooked the ski. Subsequently, the right gear axle twisted inboard and to the rear, both prop blades were bent and the belly cargo pod was cracked. The right gear axle was repaired and the prop was replaced at the scene and the aircraft was flown back to iliamna. Neither the pilot nor the passenger was injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of FAR part 91. The pilot reported the weather at the landing site was clear, visibility unlimited, winds were north nw at ABOUT20 mph and the temperature was 20-25 degrees f. the surface of the frozen lake was clear of snow. The weather was a factor in that the wind caused the aircraft to turn slightly sideways during the landing rollout. Airman was counseled privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 8, 1996 AT ABOUT 4:11 P.M. AST, A PIPER PA-14, N5121H, REGISTERED TO JOHN E. AND DRIENNE YOST AND PILOTED BY JOHN E. YOST, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES WEST OF LAKE ILIAMNA ON A FROZEN LAKE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS GLIDING TO A STOP, A GUST OF WIND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN A RIGHT SLIDE. THE RIGHT SKI BROKE THROUGH THE ICE CRUST OVER A VOID IN THE ICE AND HOOKED THE SKI. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT GEAR AXLE TWISTED INBOARD AND TO THE REAR, BOTH PROP BLADES WERE BENT AND THE BELLY CARGO POD WAS CRACKED. THE RIGHT GEAR AXLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE PROP WAS REPLACED AT THE SCENE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ILIAMNA. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER AT THE LANDING SITE WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED, WINDS WERE NORTH NW AT ABOUT20 MPH AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 20-25 DEGREES F. THE SURFACE OF THE FROZEN LAKE WAS CLEAR OF SNOW. THE WEATHER WAS A FACTOR IN THAT THE WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^