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NTSB investigation record

ANC12CA022

Completed

Cessna 172I· N46279

Date
February 10, 2012
Location
Mccarthy, AK
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published September 25, 2020

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot lost directional control during landing.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow-covered runway and that the airplane hit a snow berm and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

Source record

Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow-covered runway, hit a snow berm, and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

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