# Accident 20130317003249A: Piper PA-16, Big Lake, AK, March 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Flat Horn Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4667° N, 150.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4667&lon=-150.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5942H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5942H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,907 total, 144 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130317003249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A WHEEL PLANE ON AN AIRSTRIP ON A FROZEN LAKE THAT HAD A MARKED OUT LANDING AREA MADE OF HARD PACKED SNOW. THE APPROACH END HAD A TURN AROUND AREA THAT HE SELECTED TO TOUCH DOWN ON. HE TOUCHED DOWN WHERE HE WANTED TO, BUT IT WAS TOO SOFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC13CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA034), Mar 17, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N5942H), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N5942H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050720020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720020579A), Jul 20, 2005: Piper PA16 (N5942H), Park City, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel and made a forced landing in a wheat field. Pilot fueled aircraft and attempted to take off. The aircraft veered off into a…
- [Accident 20020615013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615013339A), Jun 15, 2002: Piper PA16 (N5942H), Roseburg, OR, No damage. (.19) On June 15, 2002, approximately 1600 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-16, N5942H, impacted the terrain while attempting to land at Umpqua sky park,…

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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