Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Cessna 180, N2253C: Accident occurred February 14, 2016 in Sleetmute, Alaska

http://registry.faa.gov/N2253C

FAA Flight Standards District Office:  FAA Anchorage FSDO-03


NTSB Identification: ANC16CA014
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Sleetmute, AK
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/03/2016
Aircraft: CESSNA 180, registration: N2253C
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The pilot was on a personal cross-country flight to a remote, off-airport site, in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot said that before landing he intended to fly a low pass over the snow-covered site to determine the condition of the snowpack, a maneuver commonly known as dragging the landing site. He said that as the main landing gear wheels touched down atop the frozen layer of crusty snow, the wheels broke through, and the airplane subsequently nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. 

The pilot stated there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's decision to make contact with an unsuitable landing surface, resulting in a nose over.

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