Pilot Debrief

SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E near Alegnagik, AK — 2014-03-02

Final reportANC14CA017
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Date
2014-03-02
Location
Alegnagik, AK, USA
Aircraft
SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8E
Registration
N2542K
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to determine that the ice that he was taxiing on was safe for operation.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had just landed his tail wheel-equipped airplane on a frozen lake. During the taxi to his cabin, both of the airplane's main landing gear wheels broke through overflow ice, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident could have been prevented had he called a local lodge owner to check the conditions of the ice before landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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