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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Napaskiak, AK · October 13, 2001

Date: October 13, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place: Napaskiak, AK
Airport: Napaskiak Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2529L
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental O300*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total250 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2529LRegistration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Cessna 172HS/N 17255729 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On October 13, 2001, a Cessna CE-172, N2529L, made an emergency landing on a frozen lake near the village of Napaskiak, Alaska. The part 91 VFR flight operated by the aircraft owner Mr. Carl dirkers was enroute from manokotak to bethel, Alaska. When approximately 6 miles from bethel, after contacting bet twr, the engine began running rough. The pilot said he applied carburetor heat, but it made things worse. He immediately turned towards Napaskiak and notified twr that he was diverting. The engine sputtered and stopped running. He declared an emergency and landed on a frozen lake. During roll out towards shore, the left wheel broke through the ice followed by the front wheel. The pilot said the water was approximately three feet deep and the aircraft stuck nose down in the mud. The aircraft received minor damage to the left wing tip and bottom cowling, there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2001, A CESSNA CE-172, N2529L, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE NEAR THE VILLAGE OF NAPASKIAK, ALASKA. THE PART 91 VFR FLIGHT OPERATED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER MR. CARL DIRKERS WAS ENROUTE FROM MANOKOTAK TO BETHEL, ALASKA. WHEN APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM BETHEL, AFTER CONTACTING BET TWR, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT IT MADE THINGS WORSE. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED TOWARDS NAPASKIAK AND NOTIFIED TWR THAT HE WAS DIVERTING. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED RUNNING. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE. DURING ROLL OUT TOWARDS SHORE, THE LEFT WHEEL BROKE THROUGH THE ICE FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT WHEEL. THE PILOT SAID THE WATER WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET DEEP AND THE AIRCRAFT STUCK NOSE DOWN IN THE MUD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND BOTTOM COWLING, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.