Cessna 182A N6147B

Summary

On 20 February 2012 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N6147B, operated by Northcott Thomas J, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 4 people were 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

20 February 2012 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Hood Strip (Z41)

Coordinates

61.1681, -149.9719

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N6147B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Northcott Thomas J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ANC12CA023

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent landing on a frozen lake in dark night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was cleared to land his wheel-equipped airplane at a lighted gravel airstrip at night, when he mistakenly landed on a frozen, snow-covered lake used by ski-equipped airplanes. The lake was adjacent to the airstrip. During the landing roll, the airplane's wheels contacted deep snow, and it nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. Airport rescue personnel reported that, when they arrived on scene, the pilot said that he had landed on the airstrip and that he was unaware that he had inadvertently landed on a frozen lake. He also said that he was familiar with the airstrip, as he had flown in and out of the airstrip for many years. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.