# Accident 20200322001279A: Cessna 175A, Soldotna, AK, March 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2020, 12:20 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4753° N, 151.0325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4753&lon=-151.0325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7023E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200322001279A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 22, 2020 AT 1220 LOCAL TIME, N7023E, A CESSNA 175A, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER DURING LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED SKI RUNWAY AT SOLDOTNA, AK (SXQ).  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.

## 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 ANC20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA036), Mar 22, 2020: Cessna 175 (N7023E), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unintentional selection of the wrong landing surface, which was covered with 2 ft of snow and 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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