# Accident 20201231016119A: Cessna 172R, Hope, AK, December 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2020, 14:40 local time
- Place: Hope, AK
- Airport: Hope
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IE8S
- Location: 60.9068° N, 149.6232° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9068&lon=-149.6232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949AF-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 186 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201231016119A

## Narrative

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

DURING A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT UNDER A PART 141 CURRICULUM AND CLUB AIRCRAFT, A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.  THE TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE HAD SMALL TIRES AND NO SKIS.  THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY INDUCING A CARTWHEEL AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS TIRES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC21LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA010), Dec 31, 2020: Cessna 172R (N949AF), Hope, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was the certified flight instructor’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

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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