The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of weak ice.
— NTSB Determination
The commercial certificated pilot reported he is conducting research at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. As part of his research, the pilot was conducting a survey of caribou. The pilot said he landed on the surface of a frozen lake in a tundra tire equipped airplane, and was taxiing toward the shore. As the airplane neared the shoreline, the airplane tires broke through the ice. The airplane received damage to the right landing gear strut, and the right wing lift strut was bent.
The commercial certificated pilot reported he is conducting research at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. As part of his research, the pilot was conducting a survey of caribou. The pilot said he landed on the surface of a frozen lake in a tundra tire equipped airplane, and was taxiing toward the shore. As the…
The accident on 2000-11-07 involved a Piper PA-18, registration N24149, at White Mountain, AK.
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of weak ice.
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