# Accident 20070311003719A: Cessna 177, Girdwood, AK, March 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2007, 19:15 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9661° N, 149.1258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9661&lon=-149.1258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2911X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2911X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 71 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311003719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A TRI-CYCLE GEAR, NON-RETRACTABLE GEAR CESSNA CE-177 AIRPLANE, WHILE LANDING AT THE GIRDWOOD, AK AIRPORT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP, WHEN ON TOUCHDOWN, IN ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW, IT ROLLED UP ONTO ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WING TIP. DUE TO THE SNOW BERMS ALONG THE RUNWAY, AND NO NOTAMS TO THE CONTRARY, THE PILOT THOUGHT AND OBSERVED IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN PLOWED CLEAR. NEITHER THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC07CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA024), Mar 11, 2007: Cessna 177 (N2911X), Gridwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a snow-covered runway for landing, which resulted in a quick stop and damage to the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the snow-covered runway.

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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