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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar 108-2 · Levelock, AK · March 23, 2004

Date: March 23, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place: Levelock, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N97124
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA036
Reported as: Univar 1082
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4165*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 214 total141 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N97124Registered now · Stinson 108-2S/N 108-1124 Airframe modelStinson 108-2 Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Having successfully landed and taken off from a frozen lake earlier in the day, the pilot attempted a second landing approximately an hour later. The wind had shifted between landings and the pilot landed with a tailwind. Solar warming of the ice had left standing water on the surface, substantially reducing traction. The combination of tailwind and slick surface resulted in overrunning the landing area. The aircraft struck muskeg on the lake shore and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HAVING SUCCESSFULLY LANDED AND TAKEN OFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SECOND LANDING APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR LATER. THE WIND HAD SHIFTED BETWEEN LANDINGS AND THE PILOT LANDED WITH A TAILWIND. SOLAR WARMING OF THE ICE HAD LEFT STANDING WATER ON THE SURFACE, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING TRACTION. THE COMBINATION OF TAILWIND AND SLICK SURFACE RESULTED IN OVERRUNNING THE LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MUSKEG ON THE LAKE SHORE AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC04LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLevelock, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an overrun. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, a tailwind, and a slippery, ice-covered landing surface.Mar 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N97124 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19941019040689ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Palmer, AKLanded at foot of glacier. Failed to note 6 to 8 inches snow on landing area. Nosed over.Oct 19, 1994 · Substantial damage