Tricycle gear small aircraft is damaged when making a forced landing in 2 ft of wet snow.

Attributes
ACN	267426
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6ak2
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10700
ASRS Report	267426
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine started running rough shortly after passing point mckenzie. I started to return to merrill field but the engine got worse and I was unable to hold altitude. I made an emergency landing on sleeper strip in approximately 2 ft of wet snow. The snow pulled the nose gear out of the plane. Damage was limited to forward of the firewall. At this time the engine problem is still undiagnosed. Other aircraft reported seeing smoke from the engine 'like a wwii fighter shot down in a movie'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRICYCLE GEAR SMA IS DAMAGED WHEN MAKING A FORCED LNDG IN 2 FT OF WET SNOW.

Narrative: ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH SHORTLY AFTER PASSING POINT MCKENZIE. I STARTED TO RETURN TO MERRILL FIELD BUT THE ENG GOT WORSE AND I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ALT. I MADE AN EMER LNDG ON SLEEPER STRIP IN APPROX 2 FT OF WET SNOW. THE SNOW PULLED THE NOSE GEAR OUT OF THE PLANE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. AT THIS TIME THE ENG PROB IS STILL UNDIAGNOSED. OTHER ACFT RPTED SEEING SMOKE FROM THE ENG 'LIKE A WWII FIGHTER SHOT DOWN IN A MOVIE'.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.