# Accident 20030830036949A: Cessna 170A, Montague Island, AK, August 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9083° N, 147.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9083&lon=-147.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1293D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1293D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030830036949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON MONTAGUE ISLAND, AK WITHIN 1 1/2 HOURS OF HIGH TIDE. THE LANDING SURFACE WAS A DRY SANDY BEACH. APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET INTO THE ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SAND AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USUALLY LANDS CLOSER TO THE WATER BUT CHOSE ANOTHER LANDING SITE ON SHORT FINAL IN ORDER TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS.

## 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 ANC03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA105), Aug 30, 2003: Cessna 170 (N1293D), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. A factor contribuiting to the accident was the presence of soft sand.

## Other reports on N1293D (1)

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

- [Incident 19980530020359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980530020359I), May 30, 1998: Cessna 170A (N1293D), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. Ground looped during high speed taxi. Exited runway allowing left wing tip to strike the ground.

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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