Accident Cessna 182J Skylane N48ZZ, Wednesday 6 January 2010

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Date:	Wednesday 6 January 2010
Time:	15:30
Type:	Cessna 182J Skylane
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N48ZZ
MSN:	18257590
Year of manufacture:	1966
Total airframe hrs:	4372 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Metaline Falls, WA (09S) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Ione, WA
Destination airport:	Metaline Falls, WA (09S)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The private pilot was landing on a remote, snow-covered, seasonal airstrip that was closed. He reported that when the airplane touched down, the nose gear broke through the 5-6 inches of crusted snow on the runway and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wings. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane. The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Facility Directory entry for the airport noted that the airport was unattended and closed from October 1 through June 1 each year.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land on a closed, snow-covered runway.

Accident investigation: