# Accident 20060326004879A: Cessna 170B, Palmer, AK, March 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2947D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2947D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 38 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060326004879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SOLO STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS WHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 170 ON LAKE GEORGE, APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALMER, ALASKA. THE LAKE WAS FROZEN OVER WITH SNOW ON TOP OF ICE. WHILE FLYING OVER THE LAKE, HE NOTICED NUMEROUS AIRPLANE TRACKS IN THE SNOW AND ASSUMED HE COULD LAND THERE SAFELY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HIS WHEELS SANK INTO THE SOFT SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND FLIPPED OVER. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND WING. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES, GOOD VISIBILITY, AND CALM WINDS.

## 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 N2947D (1)

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

- [Incident 19980914034049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980914034049I), Sep 14, 1998: Cessna 170B (N2947D), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23)9/14/98 At 2030, a Cessna 170B took off from the Salt Lake City international airport (slc). The pilot, Mr. Charles d. smith, noticed a loud band and…

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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