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FAA incident report · Aviat Aircr A-1B · Gilford, NH · February 6, 2011

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Date
February 6, 2011 · 17:28 local
Place
Gilford, NH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N363HY
Reported as
Aviat Aircr A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total110 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N363HYRegistration cancelled May 23, 2011 · Aviat A-1BS/N 2352 · Built 2006Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming O-360-A1PReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was making a low approach with full flaps over a frozen lake in order to assess the possibilities of landing on trails packed by snowmobiles. Prior to reaching the area of packed snow, the aircraft's main tires contacted soft snow and the aircraft began to pitch over. The propeller struck the surface of the ice and shattered. The aircraft came to rest on its nose, with damage limited to the propeller and spinner.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS OVER A FROZEN LAKE IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITIES OF LANDING ON TRAILS PACKED BY SNOWMOBILES. PRIOR TO REACHING THE AREA OF PACKED SNOW, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN TIRES CONTACTED SOFT SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PITCH OVER. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE ICE AND SHATTERED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE, WITH DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER.