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FAA incident report · Cessna 210 · Lake Winnibigos, MN · March 15, 1999

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Date
March 15, 1999 · 17:45 local
Place
Lake Winnibigos, MN
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9526T
Reported as
Cessna 210
Reported engine
Continental IO470E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N9526TRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Cessna 210S/N 57326 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 210Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft was departing lake winnibigoshish when the nose gear collapsed, other circumstances are unknown. (From form 23) aircraft was taking off heading 135 from an ice strip on lake winnipegosis, bowstring county MN at approx 1745 hours. The ice strip is approx. 4000 ft. x 50 ft., wet, slushy with ruts. About 200 feet into take off roll (30 KTS.) The pilot reported that he felt a hard thud in his rudder pedal. The aircraft veered to the left and departed the plowed portion of the frozen lake and into one foot of heavy wet snow. The nose gear collapsed and the prop struck the ice. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft. Temperature was in the mid 40'S the day of the incident making the ice strip used for a runway extremely rough, ice slush and standing water. The ice strip used as a runway, is also used for vehicle traffic resulting in deep ruts in the ice. I am awaiting maintenance records, a letter has been sent to the pilot requesting records. An amended report will be completed as soon as the records and information is received.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS DEPARTING LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM FORM 23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF HEADING 135 FROM AN ICE STRIP ON LAKE WINNIPEGOSIS, BOWSTRING COUNTY MN AT APPROX 1745 HOURS. THE ICE STRIP IS APPROX. 4000 FT. X 50 FT., WET, SLUSHY WITH RUTS. ABOUT 200 FEET INTO TAKE OFF ROLL (30 KTS.) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FELT A HARD THUD IN HIS RUDDER PEDAL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE PLOWED PORTION OF THE FROZEN LAKE AND INTO ONE FOOT OF HEAVY WET SNOW. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE ICE. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 40'S THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT MAKING THE ICE STRIP USED FOR A RUNWAY EXTREMELY ROUGH, ICE SLUSH AND STANDING WATER. THE ICE STRIP USED AS A RUNWAY, IS ALSO USED FOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC RESULTING IN DEEP RUTS IN THE ICE. I AM AWAITING MAINTENANCE RECORDS, A LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO THE PILOT REQUESTING RECORDS. AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS THE RECORDS AND INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.