# Accident 20210407004919A: Cessna 170A, Lime Village, AK, April 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2021, 10:05 local time
- Place: Lime Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1702° N, 154.8219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1702&lon=-154.8219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1291D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1291D-2024-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR CONT- O-300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 531 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210407004919A

## Narrative

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

DURING NORMAL OFF FIELD SNOW LANDING

ATTEMPT IN AN LOCATION, 21 NM

EAST SOUTH EAST OF LIME VILLAGE

(61.10.12.9N/154.49.18.8W), THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SKI RIPPED OFF  THE CESSNA 170A IN DEEP SNOW.

THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 ANC21LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA029), Apr 7, 2021: Cessna 170A (N1291D), Lime Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

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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