# Accident 20180424004079A: Brown Joseph SPORTSMAN GS-2, Swan Lake, MT, April 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2018, 17:36 local time
- Place: Swan Lake, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8467° N, 113.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8467&lon=-113.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454HP-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Joseph SPORTSMAN GS-2 (registry code 05630XD, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-joseph-sportsman-gs-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-A1A6 (registry code 41602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-a1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROWN JOSEPH SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-A1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 18 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180424004079A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT A BACK COUNTRY STRIP MADE A FEW FLY OVERS AND OBSERVED TRACKS IN THE SNOW ESTIMATED IT TO BE A FEW INCHES THINK. AIRMAN TOUCHED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY FLIPED OVER ON HIS BACK DUE TO THE DEEP SNOW.

## 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 GAA18CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA240), Apr 24, 2018: Brown Joseph Sportsman GS-2 (N454HP), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable snow-covered airstrip 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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