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November 28, 2000 · Cessna 180H · N8206V

Wasilla, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
November 28, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Wasilla, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 180H
Tail Number
N8206V
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC01LA021

The certificated airline transport pilot related that he landed on the surface of a frozen lake, and was taxiing toward the shore. He said that as the airplane neared the shoreline, the left tire rolled over an area of grass protruding through the ice. As the tire passed over the grass, it broke through the ice, and the left wing struck the ice. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/taxi area. A factor associated with the accident was weak ice.

Full Narrative

On November 28, 2000, about 1500 Alaska standard time, a tundra tire equipped Cessna 180H airplane, N8206V, sustained substantial damage while taxiing after landing on a remote lake, about 1 mile northwest of Wasilla, Alaska, at latitude 61 degrees, 37.1 minutes north, and longitude 149 degrees, 36.5 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 1450, from a private airstrip located about 2 miles northwest of Wasilla. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on November 30, the pilot related that he landed on the surface of a frozen lake, and was taxiing toward the shore. As the airplane neared the shoreline, the left tire rolled over an area of grass protruding through the ice. As the tire passed over the grass, it broke through the ice, and the left wing struck the ice. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot did not submit a Pilot/Operator report (NTSB form 6120.1/2).

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:00 AKST
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 180H
Tail NumberN8206V
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-470 · Reciprocating · 230
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 51 · Unknown

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind40° @ 10 kt
Visibility15 sm
CeilingOvercast 5000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data