20171028020429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182K · Skwentna, AK · October 28, 2017

Date
October 28, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Airport
Skwentna
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2661Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA052
Reported as
Cessna 182K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
770 total575 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot attempted to land in 6" of crusted snow. When nose gear broke through the crust aircraft nosed over coming to rest on its back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN 6" OF CRUSTED SNOW. WHEN NOSE GEAR BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.