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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Chakachamna, AK · January 28, 2015

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Date: January 28, 2015 · 19:00 local
Place: Chakachamna, AK
Airport: Chakachamna Lake
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5284K
Reported as: Cessna 180J
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 904 total399 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N5284KRegistered now · Cessna 180JS/N 180-52598 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 180J Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot landed on lake Chakachamna. Landing was uneventful. As a/c slowed and the tail came down the main landing gear broke through the lake ice.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON LAKE CHAKACHAMNA. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AS A/C SLOWED AND THE TAIL CAME DOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE THROUGH THE LAKE ICE.