ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153699
Last updated: 17 June 2020
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| Date: | 02-MAR-2013 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3438J |
| C/n / msn: | 15066138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Lake, Naples, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fryeburg, ME (IZG) |
| Limginton, ME (63B) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
For the solo instructional flight, the student pilot had obtained an endorsement from his flight instructor to fly from the departure airport to the destination airport. During the flight, the student pilot decided to make an unauthorized stop and land on a frozen lake to visit a friend. Upon touchdown on the lake, which was covered in a layer of slush and snow, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper decision to land on a frozen lake.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20130302X71811&key=1
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3438J
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2013 22:02 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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