TREMONTON, UT, USA
N8669Z
CESSNA P206C
BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING & FILED A FLT PLAN, BUT DID NOT ASK FOR NOTAMS. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE DESTINATION ARPT WAS NOTAMED AS CLOSED UNTIL AFTER THE FLT. HE SAID THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE 'DISCOVERED AN UNPLOWED BUT APPARENTLY USED RWY.' HE OBSERVED SEVERAL TRACKS ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY & ASSUMED IT WAS OPEN. THERE WAS NO TOWER OR UNICOM AT THE ARPT. AN APCH FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING WAS MADE WITH FULL FLAPS & THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON 8 INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE NOSEWHEEL BECAME BURIED IN THE SNOW, DESPITE THE USE OF FULL UP ELEVATOR. WHEN THE ACFT HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 KNOTS, IT WENT OVER ONTO ITS TOP.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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