ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289499
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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 2011 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Elmendorf Air Force Base Aero Club |
| Registration: | N447AF |
| MSN: | 17280447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montana Creek, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) |
| Willow Airport, AK (WOW/PAUO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was flying from one airport to another using a highway as a reference. He saw an airport that he thought was his destination airport and made a straight-in approach for landing. Just before touching down, he realized that he was not landing at the correct airport and instead was landing on a snow-covered and unplowed private airstrip. He realized that he did not have time to go around and landed on the snow. The airplane crossed a snow machine track and nosed over. The engine firewall and both wings sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to recognize that he was landing at the wrong airstrip on a snow-covered and unplowed runway, resulting in the airplane nosing over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA014
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 14:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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