Crash location | 62.042500°N, 150.075834°W |
Nearest city | Montana Creek, AK
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Tail number | N447AF |
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Accident date | 05 Mar 2011 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 172R |
Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, he was flying from one airport to another using a highway as a reference. He saw an airport that he thought was the destination airport, and made a straight-in approach for landing. Just before touching down, the pilot realized that he was not landing at the correct airport, and was landing on a snow-covered and unplowed private airstrip. He stated that he did not have time to go around, and landed on the snow. The airplane crossed a snow machine track and nosed over. The engine firewall and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The pilot's failure to recognize that he was landing at the wrong airstrip on a snow-covered and unplowed runway, resulting in the airplane nosing over.