# Accident 20180205003549A: Cessna 172, Juneau, AK, February 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.3733° N, 134.0511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3733&lon=-134.0511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271BJ-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180205003549A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN OVERFLEW LANDING SITE, WHICH WAS COVERED WITH WINDBLOWN SNOW.  A SNOWMOBILE TRACK NEARBY SHOWED VISIBLE ROCKS IN THE TRACK, WITH WHICH AIRMAN PRESUMED SNOW DEPTH TO BE ABOUT 4 INCHES.

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SNOW USING SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUE, BUT SNOW WAS OVER ONE FOOT DEEP.  WHEN NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT DUG IN, AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER 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 GAA18CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA119), Feb 5, 2018: Cessna 172 (N271BJ), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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