# Incident 20110205000929I: Cessna 140, Rangeley, ME, February 5, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rangeley, ME
- Airport: Haines Landing Me
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9659° N, 70.6521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangeley, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9659&lon=-70.6521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2367N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2367N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 720 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110205000929I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A FROZEN LAKE.  THE LANDING AREA WAS PLOWED IN PREPARATION FOR A FLY-IN THAT WAS SCHEDULED.  THE PILOT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL REALIZED HE WAS ALIGNED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CONE MARKERS.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, CAUGHT A WING AND FLIPPED.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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