- Date
- July 3, 1987, 16:00 local (Jul 4, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Matanuska Glaci, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2995TCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870703033789A
- Case key
- 4865
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that upon touchdown on the glacier the surface was cluster snow. The aircraft rolled about 150 feet and nosed over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2995T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30195
- Airframe hours
- 2,150
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Allred
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1986 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- ORT · Northway, AK
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 600 in this make and model · 3,450 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.