Anchorage, AK, USA
N3236P
Piper PA-18
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The private pilot was landing at a snow and ice-covered off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that after landing, the airplane's main landing gear wheels broke through a thin layer of ice, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the right wing lift strut. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area which resulted in an on ground encounter with terrain, and a nose over.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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