The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/taxi area. A factor associated with the accident was weak ice.
— NTSB Determination
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.
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 accident on 2000-11-28 involved a Cessna 180H, registration N8206V, at Wasilla, AK.
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/taxi area. A factor associated with the accident was weak ice.
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