# Incident 20110206001639I: Aviat Aircr A-1B, Gilford, NH, February 6, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2011, 17:28 local time
- Place: Gilford, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5476° N, 71.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilford, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5476&lon=-71.4067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363HY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363HY-2011-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCR A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110206001639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS OVER A FROZEN LAKE IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITIES OF LANDING ON TRAILS PACKED BY SNOWMOBILES.  PRIOR TO REACHING THE AREA OF PACKED SNOW, THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN TIRES CONTACTED SOFT SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PITCH OVER.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE ICE AND SHATTERED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE, WITH DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER.

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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