# Accident 20110205001819A: Piper PA-16, Fort Atkinson, WI, February 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2011, 15:05 local time
- Place: Fort Atkinson, WI
- Airport: Fort Atkinson Muncipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8881° N, 88.9572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8881&lon=-88.9572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5945H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5945H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110205001819A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2011 AT 1505 CT, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-16 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON LAKE KOSHKONONG, NEAR FORT ATKINSON, WI.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.THE PILOT WAS UNIJURED AND A SOLE PASSENGER RECIEVE MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE LAKE THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND HE LANDED ON THE LAKE.  THE SOFT SNOW CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.

## 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 CEN11LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA177), Feb 5, 2011: Piper PA-16 (N5945H), Lake Koshkonong, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during a low-altitude pass over a frozen 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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