# Accident 20031110027879A: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, November 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2003, 16:10 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49JT) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110027879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE CHOSE TO LAND AT A REMOTE STRIP THAT HE HAS USED BEFORE. AFTER EVALUATING THE LANDING SITE PILOT ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES OF SNOW COVERING RUNWAY SURFACE. ON LANDING, SNOW WAS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES DEEP AND CRUSTY. TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N49JT (1)

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

- [Accident 19990802024699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802024699A), Aug 2, 1999: Cessna 180 (N49JT), Sand Point, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 2, 1999, about 2000 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N49JT, sustained substantial damage while landing at a remote…

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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