- Date
- February 23, 1989, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Igiugig, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78627Piper PA-11
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890223002669A
- Case key
- 5169
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane and his failure to understand the performance parameters of his airplane.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the weather was deteriorating during the flight and he elected to land on a frozen lake. The pilot then elected to go-around. During the go-around, the airplane struck a tree at the departure end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78627
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 111388
- Airframe hours
- 4,236
- Engine
- Continental C-90-B, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter Mlynarik
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1988 · 77 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 563 total · 46 in this make and model · 526 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.