NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC21LA019
Registry · N1748R
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA U206G
Year of manufacture
1980 · 41 years old at event
TCDS
A4CE · CESSNA
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-520-D (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20140404
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A12B89
Registrant of record
NORTHSTAR HOLDINGS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing surface.
Factual narrative
The pilot of the wheel-equipped tricycle gear airplane reported that, he was landing on a hard packed snow-covered airstrip. After touchdown and during the landing rollout the right main tire and nose wheel broke through the hard crusted snow. The nose gear assembly collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the operator stated that the accident may have been prevented if the mission parameters had been clearly stated to the pilot, and that hard packed snow will no longer be considered a suitable landing area for wheel-equipped airplanes. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2021_ANC21LA019.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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