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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-14 · Willow, AK · December 10, 2014

Date: December 10, 2014 · 13:15 local
Place: Willow, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5169H
Reported as: Piper PA-14
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total120 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5169HRegistration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Piper PA-14S/N 14-182 · Built 1948 Airframe modelPiper PA-14 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot took off from big lake AK and during cruise flight encountered loss of power due to what he described as obvious carburetor icing. Landed in a snow covered frozen lake, 55NM nw of anchorage, AK. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose cowl and prop when the aircraft nosed over during landing. The pilot was uninjured and picked up by helicopter operator. Aircraft was later slung out by helicopter operator and placed in hangar in big lake AK.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM BIG LAKE AK AND DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED LOSS OF POWER DUE TO WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS OBVIOUS CARBURETOR ICING. LANDED IN A SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE, 55NM NW OF ANCHORAGE, AK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWL AND PROP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND PICKED UP BY HELICOPTER OPERATOR. AIRCRAFT WAS LATER SLUNG OUT BY HELICOPTER OPERATOR AND PLACED IN HANGAR IN BIG LAKE AK.