Cessna 170B N2947D

Summary

On 27 March 2006 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2947D, operated by Clinton Melin, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 March 2006 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.2553, -148.5083

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2947D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clinton Melin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Palmer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06CA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the snow covered terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot was conducting a personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said that while sightseeing near a frozen lake, he spotted a well-marked landing area in the snow. He said he elected to land there, and during the landing roll the main landing gear wheels broke through the crusted snow, and the airplane nosed over. The student pilot said the left wing, rudder, and vertical stabilizer were damaged during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.