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On September 2nd 2016 at about 1700 local time, a privately owned Cessna 180, N54AF, with one pilot and no passengers made a short part 91 flight from a hunting camp to the location of a moose hunting area located in a field next to esker creek in the wrangell ? St elias national park & preserve. The Cessna flipped over on landing. The landing area is approximately thirty miles northwest of Yakutat Alaska. The flight was the last of three that day to the same unimproved landing area and its purpose was to retrieve moose meat and a friend that had been out hunting that day. After touching down and rolling about 250 feet the Cessna?s large tundra tires passed through a puddle of water and both tires grabbed in the puddle. As the aircraft rapidly deaccelerated it stood up on its nose and flipped over with the propeller striking the ground. The top of the rudder and empennage were also heavily damaged as the aircraft rolled over. The pilot was not hurt and was able to exit the aircraft unassisted. There was no post accident fire. The national weather service reported clear conditions in the area with little wind. The pilot confirmed there was no wind with clear skies over the landing field. Due to the substantial nature of the damage the NTSB classified the event as an accident. Neither the NTSB or the FAA traveled to the scene.