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FAA accident report · Walls Craig C SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL · Wasilla, AK · February 5, 2014

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Date
February 5, 2014 · 17:35 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Anderson Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N207CW
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC14CA015
Reported as
Walls Craig C Snowyriver Special
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total120 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N207CWRegistered now · Walls Craig C SNOWYRIVER SPECIALS/N 001Airframe modelWalls Craig C SNOWYRIVER SPECIALEngine modelLycoming O-360-A4AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The weather at the time of this accident was VFR, with clear skies and no wind. According to the pilot, it was the perfect day to fly. The pilot also reported that the condition of the landing strip was in great condition. The landing strip is gravel, and was reported as dry, and with no contamination.

This accident occured upon landing at the conclusion of a flight conducted in the Wasilla and palmer area. The pilot stated that at no point during the flight were there any mechanical irregularities and that all aircraft systems were normal. The pilot stated that everything during the approach to landing phase was normal and stable. The touchdown was also normal. After touchdown, during rollout, the aircraft began to drift to the left of the center of the landing surface. In addition, the tail of the aircraft began to come off the ground. The throttle was already at idle at this point. The tail of the aircraft continued to rise to the point that the aircraft nosed over, struck the prop against the ground, and came to rest upside down. The pilot received minor injuries, with a large cut to his head. The passenger was not injured.

The rudder of the aircraft was damaged. There was damage to both sides of the fuselage immediately aft of the wings. The engine cowling was damaged on the left side immediately forward of the firewall. The propeller was bent backwards on both sides, with the spinner missing. The windscreen was broken.

As the FAA filed it

THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS VFR, WITH CLEAR SKIES AND NO WIND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IT WAS THE PERFECT DAY TO FLY. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE LANDING STRIP WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. THE LANDING STRIP IS GRAVEL, AND WAS REPORTED AS DRY, AND WITH NO CONTAMINATION.

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED UPON LANDING AT THE CONCLUSION OF A FLIGHT CONDUCTED IN THE WASILLA AND PALMER AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT NO POINT DURING THE FLIGHT WERE THERE ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES AND THAT ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT EVERYTHING DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING PHASE WAS NORMAL AND STABLE. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS ALSO NORMAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE LANDING SURFACE. IN ADDITION, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO COME OFF THE GROUND. THE THROTTLE WAS ALREADY AT IDLE AT THIS POINT. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO RISE TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, STRUCK THE PROP AGAINST THE GROUND, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WITH A LARGE CUT TO HIS HEAD. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

THE RUDDER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE WINGS. THE ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT SIDE IMMEDIATELY FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT BACKWARDS ON BOTH SIDES, WITH THE SPINNER MISSING. THE WINDSCREEN WAS BROKEN.

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 ANC14CA015Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing, resulting in a nose over.Feb 6, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N207CW · 1

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

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