20031110027849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Eureka Creek, AK · November 10, 2003

Date: November 10, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Eureka Creek, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4448B
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA008
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N4448BRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26792 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted pilot stated that he landed with approx 3 inches of loose snow on runway over an ice crust. The aircraft broke through the ice and flipped on its back. The aircraft was on wheels. Damage was to the rudder, wing and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED WITH APPROX 3 INCHES OF LOOSE SNOW ON RUNWAY OVER AN ICE CRUST. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ICE AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON WHEELS. DAMAGE WAS TO THE RUDDER, WING AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC04LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportManley Hot Sprg, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was snow covered terrain at the landing strip.Nov 10, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4448B · 1

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

Accident 19990804044959ACasper, WY(-23) Pilot lost control during gusty cross wind conditionAug 4, 1999 · No damage