| Crash location | 66.333333°N, 160.333333°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Selawik, AK
66.603889°N, 160.006944°W 20.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N136SP |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 18 Dec 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Stinson 108-1 |
| Additional details: | None |
The private pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, personal cross-country flight. The pilot said en route to his destination he encountered whiteout conditions, and he reversed course to return to the departure airport. He reported that the visibility continued to diminish, and he elected to land the ski-equipped airplane on a frozen, snow-covered lake. He said the airplane landed hard on the uneven terrain, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the terrain. The pilot said there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident, and that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing, resulting in a hard landing.