# Accident 19910412010229A: Cessna 172E, Cantwell, AK, April 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1991, 20:15 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Cantwell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0097° N, 149.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0097&lon=-149.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3031U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3031U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 347 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412010229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON SNOW COVERED DIRT RUNWAY. FOLDED NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER. WAS ADVISED RUNWAY NOT ATTENDED. NO NOTAMS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA053), Apr 13, 1991: Cessna 172 (N3031U), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3031U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190430015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190430015169A), Apr 30, 2019: Cessna 172E (N3031U), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft made an emergency landing due to an engine failure. The engine quit due to fuel starvation. The fuel gauges were inoperative on the aircraft. It…
- [Incident 19890220021979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220021979I), Feb 20, 1989: Cessna 172E (N3031U), Anchorage, AK. Struck the vertical stabilizer of a parked aircraft while taxiing to park.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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