20001107017139A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Walla Walla, AK · November 7, 2000

Date: November 7, 2000 · 14:30 local
Place: Walla Walla, AK
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N24149
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC01LA015
Reported as: Piper PA18150

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What happened

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(-23) At about 1430 local time Mr. Smith landed on a frozen lake on the fish river flats. As he was taxiing up to the shore his right maingear broke through the ice. The a/c right maingear leg broke and the left lift structures bent. Mr .smith did not receive any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT ABOUT 1430 LOCAL TIME MR. SMITH LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE ON THE FISH RIVER FLATS. AS HE WAS TAXIING UP TO THE SHORE HIS RIGHT MAINGEAR BROKE THROUGH THE ICE. THE A/C RIGHT MAINGEAR LEG BROKE AND THE LEFT LIFT STRUCTURES BENT. MR .SMITH DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC01LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhite Mountain, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of weak ice.Nov 7, 2000 · Substantial damage