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The pilot of a super cub landed on a frozen lake after several test landings; but had the surface give way under the nose wheel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1231709 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 3800 Flight Crew Type 75 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I decided to land on what I believed was frozen solid snow on X lake. After 5 test touchdowns (power not completely back at idle) I deemed it safe to land. On the sixth attempt I decided to commit to the landing after feeling pretty comfortable with the ground below. As I pulled the power completely to idle I felt the snow break under me. It was too late to add power so instinctively; as I felt the nose slowly tumble forward and the wheels stick in place; I quickly reached for the mixture to stop the prop. The plane continued to roll forward on its nose slowly. I decided to call for help because I could not right the plane myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a Super Cub landed on a frozen lake after several test landings; but had the surface give way under the nose wheel.
Narrative: I decided to land on what I believed was frozen solid snow on X Lake. After 5 test touchdowns (power not completely back at idle) I deemed it safe to land. On the sixth attempt I decided to commit to the landing after feeling pretty comfortable with the ground below. As I pulled the power completely to idle I felt the snow break under me. It was too late to add power so instinctively; as I felt the nose slowly tumble forward and the wheels stick in place; I quickly reached for the mixture to stop the prop. The plane continued to roll forward on its nose slowly. I decided to call for help because I could not right the plane myself.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.