C172 Lands on Thin Ice With Predictable Results

[PHXPhlyer]

Plane breaks through ice after landing on Upper Red Lake
Could easily be included in the Stupid thread.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ ... 00-10abd1h

BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — A plane broke through the ice after landing on Upper Red Lake Tuesday morning, according to the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office.

The plane, a Cessna 172 Sky Hawk, departed from Grand Rapids and flew to Upper Red Lake for a day of ice fishing.

The pilot flew over the lake and thought he identified a safe landing area but had difficulty slowing down due to the absence of snow, according to the office.

The plane subsequently slid into an area of thin ice. Then, the nose broke through into open water.
Both people in the plane were not hurt and were able to exit, but they got wet from their waists down.

A nearby resort gave them dry clothing.

Between one and two inches of ice was reported where the plane broke through.
Arrangements have been made to remove the plane from the lake.

Pilot blamed his difficulty slowing due to absence of snow.
What would his excuse be if there had been adequate snow to stop but not allow him to become airborne later?

PP

[llondel]

Pilot blamed his difficulty slowing due to absence of snow.
What would his excuse be if there had been adequate snow to stop but not allow him to become airborne later?

One assumes he can always clear snow prior to attempting to take off, assuming he didn't try it before clearing the snow and then falling into the ice.

[PHXPhlyer]

Pilot blamed his difficulty slowing due to absence of snow.
What would his excuse be if there had been adequate snow to stop but not allow him to become airborne later?

One assumes he can always clear snow prior to attempting to take off, assuming he didn't try it before clearing the snow and then falling into the ice.

!5-20 foot wide by ~1,000' might take a little time assuming that he even had a snow shovel.

PP

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Seems to be a lot of warnings across Canada and the northern MidWest this year about unusually thin ice.