# Accident 20171028020429A: Cessna 182K, Skwentna, AK, October 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Skwentna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8431° N, 151.1100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8431&lon=-151.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2661Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 575 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171028020429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA052), Oct 28, 2017: Cessna 182 (N2661Q), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land on an unimproved snow-covered airstrip, which resulted in the airplane coming to rest inverted.

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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