# Accident 20051226032299A: Cessna 152, Rhinelander, WI, December 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Rhinelander, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6311° N, 89.4675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6311&lon=-89.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6085M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6085M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 42 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051226032299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ELECTED TO LAND ON PELICAN LAKE, NEAR RHILANDER, WI. UPON LANDING ON FROZEN/CRUSTED SNOW, AIRCRAFT "WHEEL-BARROWED" ON NOSE GEAR STRIKING PROPELLER ON ICE, RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA052), Dec 26, 2005: Cessna 152 (N6085M), Pelican Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot selecting an unsuitable landing area. Factors were the snow and ice covered lake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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