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FAA accident report · 2015 Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORER · Chickaloon, AK · August 7, 2016

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Date
August 7, 2016 · 12:00 local
Place
Chickaloon, AK
Airport
Off Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N907BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC16CA056
Reported as
2015 Brian Turner Northern Explorer
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total600 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N907BTRegistered now · Brian Turner NORTHERN EXPLORERS/N 072515 · Built 2015Airframe modelBrian Turner NORTHERN EXPLOREREngine modelLycoming O-320-A2BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated while "buzzing" a potential landing strip, on the second go-around aircraft experienced caburator ice and he made a forced landing on a grassy/rocky knoll causing landing gear to collapse and aircraft to impact terrain. Substantial damage to both landing gear legs, both wings, engine & prop and forward lower fuselage. Pilot made satellite call for rescue via helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED WHILE "BUZZING" A POTENTIAL LANDING STRIP, ON THE SECOND GO-AROUND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED CABURATOR ICE AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A GRASSY/ROCKY KNOLL CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT TERRAIN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH LANDING GEAR LEGS, BOTH WINGS, ENGINE & PROP AND FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE. PILOT MADE SATELLITE CALL FOR RESCUE VIA HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChickaloon, AKA partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat.Aug 8, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N907BT · 1

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

Accident 20250905014489ALanding: Approach · Delta Junction, AKWhile attempting to land at an off-airport airstrip, the pilot struck a tree with the left wing of the aircraft on approach to the landing areaSep 5, 2025 · Substantial damage