Cessna 152 N6085M

Summary

On 26 December 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6085M, operated by Spring City Aviation, was involved in an accident near Pelican Lake, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 December 2005 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pelican Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

45.6311, -89.4675

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6085M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Spring City Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waukesha → Rhinelander

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA052

Nobody was injured.

The pilot selecting an unsuitable landing area. Factors were the snow and ice covered lake.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane, piloted by a student pilot on a solo cross country instructional flight, sustained substantial damage on impact with the snow and ice on a frozen lake. The pilot stated, "While in route I made the decision to land on Pelican Lake located about 20 mi south of Rhinelander WI. ... Upon main gear touching down the gear was restricted and pulled the nose of the aircraft to the ground (ice) slid about 25 yards then settled back onto main gear." The pilot's safety recommendation stated, "This accident could have been prevented if I would have just stuck to my flight plan and [federal aviation regulations]. I realize that I made a very bad decision to land on the lake and have learned greatly from it."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.