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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Dillingham, AK · June 6, 2004

Date: June 6, 2004 · 11:00 local
Place: Dillingham, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2631D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA061
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N2631DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 20783 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Attempts to contact the pilot by telephone were unsuccessful. In a telephone conversation with the NTSB the pilot reported he was planning to test a remote tundra-covered area for its suitability as a landing strip. The area was about 2,000 feet square adjacent to the snake river. The pilot configured the airplane with 20 degrees of flaps, and touched the main landing gear tires on the tundra to test the surface. The tires dug into the soft tundra and the airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT BY TELEPHONE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PLANNING TO TEST A REMOTE TUNDRA-COVERED AREA FOR ITS SUITABILITY AS A LANDING STRIP. THE AREA WAS ABOUT 2,000 FEET SQUARE ADJACENT TO THE SNAKE RIVER. THE PILOT CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS, AND TOUCHED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES ON THE TUNDRA TO TEST THE SURFACE. THE TIRES DUG INTO THE SOFT TUNDRA AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

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 ANC04LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing flare/touchdown. A factor contributing to the accident was soft tundra terrain.Jun 6, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2631D · 1

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

Incident 19940611029649IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKOn landing attempted to correct swerve. Used hard opposite brake. Nosed up on runway.Jun 11, 1994 · Minor damage