- Date
- February 10, 1988, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Roundup, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7661ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880210005269A
- Case key
- 17447
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Analysis
The private plt rancher was completing a work flt. During the flt, the plt made 5 off arpt landings in snow 5 to 6 inches deep. The landing on which the accident occurred was made at a local arpt on a snow covered rwy. During the landing, the acft sank into deep snow and nosed over. After the accident, the depth of the snow on the rwy was determined to be aprx 12 inches. No NOTAMS pertaining to snow on the rwy were issued prior to the accident but a NOTAM was issued after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7661A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32558
- Airframe hours
- 4,150
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Miller, Mark D.
- Registered owner
- Mark D Miller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- HWQ · Harlowton, MT
- Airport
- RPX · Roundup, runway 15, 2,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 680 total · 31 in this make and model · 650 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 5 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7661A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.