# Accident 20130308010039A: Nelson Larry L WAG AERO 2+2, Chickaloon, AK, March 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2013, 19:07 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6681° N, 148.2700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6681&lon=-148.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86LN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86LN-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Larry L WAG AERO 2+2 (registry code 05655YA, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-larry-l-wag-aero-2-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON LARRY L WAG AERO 2+2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,410 total, 250 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130308010039A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON SNOW COVERED LAKE PILOT REALIZED THAT HIGH GROUND SPEED WOULD NOT ENABLE STOPPING IN REMAINING DISTANCE. DECISION WAS MADE TO TAKEOFF. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CLIMB PILOT OBSERVED TREES AHEAD AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO HIT THEM. HE EXTENDED MAXIMUM FLAP AND HIT THE TREES.

## 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 ANC13CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA031), Mar 8, 2013: Nelson Larry L WAG Aero 2+2 (N86LN), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing.

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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