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DHC2 beaver pilot, while landing on a glacier, the aircraft's skis sink into the soft snow and the aircraft noses over.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585134 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : tka.vor |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Beaver DHC-2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 585134 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
It was my third flight of the day into a camp at 7200 ft on a glacier in alaska. On the previous 2 flts, the snow was frozen and very hard. After discussions with another pilot, I elected to land with the skis partially up to aid in being able to stop the airplane after turning downhill. Upon touchdown, I found that the snow had softened considerably, there was too much drag, and the airplane tipped forward onto its nose at the end of the landing roll. I was alone in the airplane and was unhurt. With the help of people on the ground, I lowered the airplane, inspected it for damage, and was able to return to base (alone). Contributing factors were the rapid softening of the snow and the forward center of gravity due to my being empty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC2 BEAVER PLT, WHILE LNDG ON A GLACIER, THE ACFT'S SKIS SINK INTO THE SOFT SNOW AND THE ACFT NOSES OVER.
Narrative: IT WAS MY THIRD FLT OF THE DAY INTO A CAMP AT 7200 FT ON A GLACIER IN ALASKA. ON THE PREVIOUS 2 FLTS, THE SNOW WAS FROZEN AND VERY HARD. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH ANOTHER PLT, I ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE SKIS PARTIALLY UP TO AID IN BEING ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE AFTER TURNING DOWNHILL. UPON TOUCHDOWN, I FOUND THAT THE SNOW HAD SOFTENED CONSIDERABLY, THERE WAS TOO MUCH DRAG, AND THE AIRPLANE TIPPED FORWARD ONTO ITS NOSE AT THE END OF THE LNDG ROLL. I WAS ALONE IN THE AIRPLANE AND WAS UNHURT. WITH THE HELP OF PEOPLE ON THE GND, I LOWERED THE AIRPLANE, INSPECTED IT FOR DAMAGE, AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO BASE (ALONE). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE RAPID SOFTENING OF THE SNOW AND THE FORWARD CTR OF GRAVITY DUE TO MY BEING EMPTY.
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.