20171220023989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Eagle Lake, ME · December 20, 2017

Date: December 20, 2017 · 11:20 local
Place: Eagle Lake, ME
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4756E
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,416 total1,859 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4756ERegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503862 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At Eagle Lake, Eagle Lake, Maine on 12-20-2017 at about 11:20, N4756E with just the pilot onboard landed on the ice with skies. After landing the pilot taxied toward shore and slowed down to turn to the ramp and hangar. At this point the aircraft hit a soft spot, which the pilot thought was slush. The pilot applied more power, at this point the skies broke through the ice and the aircraft started to sink. The pilot was able to open the door and exit the aircraft. The aircraft fuselage settled through the ice, but stayed supported by the wings and horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

AT EAGLE LAKE, EAGLE LAKE, MAINE ON 12-20-2017 AT ABOUT 11:20, N4756E WITH JUST THE PILOT ONBOARD LANDED ON THE ICE WITH SKIES. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED TOWARD SHORE AND SLOWED DOWN TO TURN TO THE RAMP AND HANGAR. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT, WHICH THE PILOT THOUGHT WAS SLUSH. THE PILOT APPLIED MORE POWER, AT THIS POINT THE SKIES BROKE THROUGH THE ICE AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SINK. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SETTLED THROUGH THE ICE, BUT STAYED SUPPORTED BY THE WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

Other reports on N4756E · 1

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

Accident 20070414015019AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Wells, ME(-23) 04/14/07. Aircraft departed at about 1215 from the Maine warden service base on eagle lake, Maine. Aircraft is operated by the Maine dept. Of inland fisheries and wildlife. At 1315 aircraft landed on clear lake. Pilot indicated snow was wet and slushy.…Apr 14, 2007 · Minor damage