# Accident 19990328011809A: Cessna 180, Glenallen, AK, March 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Glenallen, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1010° N, 145.5307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1010&lon=-145.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3452D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3452D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328011809A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 1999, ABOUT 1300 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A SHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, N3452D, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE SKELTON AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 55 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GLENNALLEN, ALASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT LAST DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, ABOUT 1200. THE DESTINATION WAS THE SKELTON AIRSTOP. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR ON MARCH 29, THE PILOT RELATED HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH ON PACKED SNOW. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT SAID THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ENCOUNTERED SOFT SNOW, HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LEFT WING TIP, THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE RUDDER, WERE DAMAGED. (.4) THE PILOT RELATED HE WAS LANDING HIS WHEEL EQUIPPED TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE ON A SNOW-COVERED AIRSTRIP. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE ENCOUNTERED SOFT SNOW, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM BECOMING MIRED IN THE SNOW.  THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER AN D RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA037), Mar 28, 1999: Cessna 180 (N3452D), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. A factor associated with the accident was the soft, snow-covered terrain.

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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