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| Date: | Saturday 25 March 2006 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  American Champion 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N1856G |
| MSN: | 12 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tower, Minnesota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport, MN (EVM/KEVM) |
| Tower, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was damaged when it nosed over while landing on a frozen lake. The pilot reported that while landing on ice and packed snow, the left main landing wheel broke through a hole in the ice and the airplane turned to the left and then nosed over. The pilot listed no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot which led to the subsequent nose-over. The terrain condition was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06CA104
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1982 | N9528S | Flying Machnines Inc. | 0 | Independence, OR | |
sub |
| 29 January 1986 | N1856G | Private | 0 | Ely, MN | |
sub |
| 5 March 2006 | N223HW | Private | 0 | Fairbanks, Alaska | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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