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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Whittier, AK · March 22, 1986

Date
March 22, 1986 · 10:15 local
Place
Whittier, AK
Airport
Whittier
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1999C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LA040
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
751 total138 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Thought runway was covered with packed snow. Nosed over during touchdown on runway with snow 2 to 3 feet deep.

As the FAA filed it

THOUGHT RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH PACKED SNOW. NOSED OVER DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY WITH SNOW 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.