Accident Cessna 185 N113LC, Friday 27 December 1991

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Date:	Friday 27 December 1991
Time:	16:15 LT
Type:	Cessna 185
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N113LC
MSN:	185-1459
Year of manufacture:	1969
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Stanley, ID - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Hubler, ID (64U)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 185 MADE A COUPLE OF LOW PASSES OVER THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND THEN DECIDED TO LAND. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SNOW, WHICH WAS DEEPER THAN HE HAD ESTIMATED, THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED RAPIDLY, AND NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (SNOW COVERED RUNWAY) FOR LANDING RESULTING IN A NOSE OVER ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

Accident investigation: