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FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Talkeetna, AK · February 18, 2016

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Date
February 18, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna Village Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1530Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,208 total142 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days
N1530YRegistered now · Cessna 172CS/N 17249230 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Airman decided to land at AK44. Flight service advised the airman that AK44 is private use and the only information available was that a ski equipped super cub had used the airstrip during the past week. Airman made a low pass over runway 16. He stated that it looked to be "hard packed snow with maybe an inch or two of snow on top". During the landing rollout the nose gear dropped through the snows crust and collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN DECIDED TO LAND AT AK44. FLIGHT SERVICE ADVISED THE AIRMAN THAT AK44 IS PRIVATE USE AND THE ONLY INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS THAT A SKI EQUIPPED SUPER CUB HAD USED THE AIRSTRIP DURING THE PAST WEEK. AIRMAN MADE A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 16. HE STATED THAT IT LOOKED TO BE "HARD PACKED SNOW WITH MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ON TOP". DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR DROPPED THROUGH THE SNOWS CRUST AND COLLAPSED.