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Low time small aircraft pilot lands on frozen lake for a fishing expedition. Propeller gets changed by unknown mechanic after damaged during taxi bout with hole in ice. Obs calls the cops, who call the feds, who call the pilot. No log book sign off, no medical certificate and no sense.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jhw airport : none |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 253 flight time type : 253 |
| ASRS Report | 132950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had landed on inland lake and was fishing. I was going closer to cottage for lunch. While taxiing front wheel went in hole, tipping forward. Propeller struck ice. Changed propeller and flew home to orchard park, ny. Someone on shore saw plane tipped up and thought it crashed and called rescue squad. I had to call sheriff and explain what happened and they notified FAA. Fellow who helped with propeller didn't give me anything in writing--said he would sign logs when I returned propeller. FAA called me at home and asked for medical. It ran out 11/xx/89. Doctor out of town, examination is 1/xy/90, 5 days after expire. FAA wants copy of medical and copy of propeller work entered in log book. I told this to mechanic when I took propeller back and he said he wouldn't sign log for fear he'd get into trouble. I will send both medical certificates--old and new.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME SMA PLT LANDS ON FROZEN LAKE FOR A FISHING EXPEDITION. PROPELLER GETS CHANGED BY UNKNOWN MECHANIC AFTER DAMAGED DURING TAXI BOUT WITH HOLE IN ICE. OBS CALLS THE COPS, WHO CALL THE FEDS, WHO CALL THE PLT. NO LOG BOOK SIGN OFF, NO MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND NO SENSE.
Narrative: I HAD LANDED ON INLAND LAKE AND WAS FISHING. I WAS GOING CLOSER TO COTTAGE FOR LUNCH. WHILE TAXIING FRONT WHEEL WENT IN HOLE, TIPPING FORWARD. PROP STRUCK ICE. CHANGED PROP AND FLEW HOME TO ORCHARD PARK, NY. SOMEONE ON SHORE SAW PLANE TIPPED UP AND THOUGHT IT CRASHED AND CALLED RESCUE SQUAD. I HAD TO CALL SHERIFF AND EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY NOTIFIED FAA. FELLOW WHO HELPED WITH PROP DIDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING IN WRITING--SAID HE WOULD SIGN LOGS WHEN I RETURNED PROP. FAA CALLED ME AT HOME AND ASKED FOR MEDICAL. IT RAN OUT 11/XX/89. DOCTOR OUT OF TOWN, EXAM IS 1/XY/90, 5 DAYS AFTER EXPIRE. FAA WANTS COPY OF MEDICAL AND COPY OF PROP WORK ENTERED IN LOG BOOK. I TOLD THIS TO MECH WHEN I TOOK PROP BACK AND HE SAID HE WOULDN'T SIGN LOG FOR FEAR HE'D GET INTO TROUBLE. I WILL SEND BOTH MEDICAL CERTIFICATES--OLD AND NEW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.