Amateur-built SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL accident near Wasilla, Alaska, February 6, 2014
On February 6, 2014 at about 1:35 am local time, a 2011 amateur-built SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL, registered N207CW, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Wasilla, Alaska (Anderson Lake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing, resulting in a nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 6, 2014 · about 1:35 am local time
- Place
- Wasilla, Alaska · Anderson Lake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SNOWYRIVER SPECIAL NO SERIES, built 2011
- Registration
- N207CW · registry record · serial 001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was landing his homebuilt, tailwheel-equipped airplane at a private, 2,000 foot long gravel-covered runway. He said that during the landing roll, the airplane veered slightly to the left, and he applied right rudder to correct the veer. As he depressed the right rudder pedal, the airplane's tail began to rise, and the airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 235 hours in all; 130 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 235 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 26, 2012
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 104 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, June 15, 2013; 12 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Aerosport / Lycoming O-360-A4M (piston); 223 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 0AK1 Wasilla AK at 8:00 pm
- Destination: 0AK1 Wasilla AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 08, 2,000 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 19°F (-7°C), dew point 9°F (-13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.59 inHg
- Observation at 9:16 pm from PAWS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N207CW the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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