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A PA16 pilot suffered loss of power and landed on a frozen lake where the aircraft nosed in then flipped over when the landing gear dug into the snow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 931490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 330 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
[I was on a] pleasure flight with a friend. On the return leg I pulled power to get down on the deck of a large lake. It is about 5 miles long or longer. At about 10 ft AGL I pushed power in and the plane did not respond. I think I pulled and pushed the throttle trying to get power. I flared quite nicely and it seemed good until the gear dug into the snow and flipped the clipper over on her roof. Hind sight seems very clear here. I made bad decisions and they cost me my plane and a whole lot of confidence. I feel very glad that there were no injuries. I will out live the embarrassment and will think a long time about the situation and my decision making skills.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA16 pilot suffered loss of power and landed on a frozen lake where the aircraft nosed in then flipped over when the landing gear dug into the snow.
Narrative: [I was on a] pleasure flight with a friend. On the return leg I pulled power to get down on the deck of a large lake. It is about 5 miles long or longer. At about 10 FT AGL I pushed power in and the plane did not respond. I think I pulled and pushed the throttle trying to get power. I flared quite nicely and it seemed good until the gear dug into the snow and flipped the clipper over on her roof. Hind sight seems very clear here. I made bad decisions and they cost me my plane and a whole lot of confidence. I feel very glad that there were no injuries. I will out live the embarrassment and will think a long time about the situation and my decision making skills.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.