NEAR ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
N3483D
CESSNA 170B
WHILE ON A FISHING TRIP, THE PILOT LANDED ON AN ABANDONED OIL EXPLORATION ROADWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE HOW NARROW THE ROADWAY WAS UNTIL AFTER HE HAD LANDED AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE EDGES OF THE ROAD WERE SOFT DUE TO EROSION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TAXIED A LITTLE TOO FAR TO THE LEFT, SANK A WHEEL IN THE SOFT EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED THE PLANE OVER ON ITS BACK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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