# Accident 20110129001479A: Miller Greg GOT ROCKS, Skwentna, AK, January 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5167° N, 150.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5167&lon=-150.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9015U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9015U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Gregory Scott GOT ROCKS (registry code 05627KK, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-gregory-scott-got-rocks) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1A (registry code 42280, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLER GREG GOT ROCKS
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110129001479A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN MADE A OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON MOUNT SUSITNA. LANDING WAS MADE ON SKI'S IN SNOW CONDITIONS. DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC11CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA011), Jan 29, 2011: Miller Gregory Scott GOT Rocks (N9015U), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area with an unfavorable wind.

## Other reports on N9015U (1)

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

- [Accident 20200805012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200805012889A), Aug 5, 2020: Miller Gregory Scott GOT ROCKS (N9015U), Kantishna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he flew from anchorage to his cabin located 50 miles se of lake minchumina. While landing at cabin strip on tundra, pilot stated he got a gust of…

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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