20031208033749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Anchorage, AK · December 8, 2003

Date
December 8, 2003 · 08:56 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Lake Hood Strip Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44047
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC04LA013
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,027 total1,228 in this make and model248 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While practicing touch and go landings, the pilot landed short of runway 31 at Z41 in more than 1 foot of snow. The aircraft stopped abruptly nosing over onto its back. The pilot was uninjured but substantial aircraft damage was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT Z41 IN MORE THAN 1 FOOT OF SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY NOSING OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED BUT SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.

NTSB investigation

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