Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E N2542K

Summary

On 2 March 2014 at about 18:15 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E registered N2542K was involved in an accident near Alegnagik, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 March 2014 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alegnagik, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.4356, -158.9439

Aircraft

Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E

Registration

N2542K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dillingham → Alegnagik

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14CA017

1 person had minor injuries.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.