ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291491
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 2016 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2253C |
| MSN: | 30553 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5900 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sleetmute, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bethel Airport, AK (BET/PABE) |
| Sleetmute Airport, AK (SLQ/PASL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on a personal cross-country flight to a remote, off-airport site, in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot said that before landing he intended to fly a low pass over the snow-covered site to determine the condition of the snowpack, a maneuver commonly known as dragging the landing site. He said that as the main landing gear wheels touched down atop the frozen layer of crusty snow, the wheels broke through, and the airplane subsequently nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to make contact with an unsuitable landing surface, resulting in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC16CA014
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 14:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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