Aircraft damage while landing on snow.

Attributes
ACN	294909
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	294909
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This event is neither an accident nor incident reference 49cfr830. An act of poor judgement ended up an embarrassment and a dinged propeller. The week before, I had landed a C207 on a snowy frozen lake picked out by my chief pilot. This time, in a C150 instructing a student on soft field techniques, we picked an uncontrolled field I'd flown into for yrs. Seeing it wasn't plowed and there were no other tracks didn't phase me using the faulty reasoning after the previous week's flight. 'Be sure and hold the nose up here since it'll be very soft,' I taught as we flared for landing, touching down at minimal speed. The yoke was sucked back all the way as we screeched to a halt like we'd just grabbed an arresting cable. The snow ended up being 8 inches deep not allowing us to takeoff until we had it plowed. Turning off the side of the runway after 1 of the unsuccessful takeoff attempts, I struck a light I was obviously too close to with the propeller. The aircraft was flyable, but I was told that the propeller had to be replaced. Afterwards, people were amazed that I didn't end up on my back and told me that's why aircraft have skis. Since then I've read reports of others who weren't as lucky. I learned a lesson and am writing this report to teach others, too.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGE WHILE LNDG ON SNOW.

Narrative: THIS EVENT IS NEITHER AN ACCIDENT NOR INCIDENT REF 49CFR830. AN ACT OF POOR JUDGEMENT ENDED UP AN EMBARRASSMENT AND A DINGED PROP. THE WK BEFORE, I HAD LANDED A C207 ON A SNOWY FROZEN LAKE PICKED OUT BY MY CHIEF PLT. THIS TIME, IN A C150 INSTRUCTING A STUDENT ON SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES, WE PICKED AN UNCTLED FIELD I'D FLOWN INTO FOR YRS. SEEING IT WASN'T PLOWED AND THERE WERE NO OTHER TRACKS DIDN'T PHASE ME USING THE FAULTY REASONING AFTER THE PREVIOUS WK'S FLT. 'BE SURE AND HOLD THE NOSE UP HERE SINCE IT'LL BE VERY SOFT,' I TAUGHT AS WE FLARED FOR LNDG, TOUCHING DOWN AT MINIMAL SPD. THE YOKE WAS SUCKED BACK ALL THE WAY AS WE SCREECHED TO A HALT LIKE WE'D JUST GRABBED AN ARRESTING CABLE. THE SNOW ENDED UP BEING 8 INCHES DEEP NOT ALLOWING US TO TKOF UNTIL WE HAD IT PLOWED. TURNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER 1 OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL TKOF ATTEMPTS, I STRUCK A LIGHT I WAS OBVIOUSLY TOO CLOSE TO WITH THE PROP. THE ACFT WAS FLYABLE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROP HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, PEOPLE WERE AMAZED THAT I DIDN'T END UP ON MY BACK AND TOLD ME THAT'S WHY ACFT HAVE SKIS. SINCE THEN I'VE READ RPTS OF OTHERS WHO WEREN'T AS LUCKY. I LEARNED A LESSON AND AM WRITING THIS RPT TO TEACH OTHERS, TOO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.