70.2105° N, 151.0250° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Nuiqsut, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 4, 1978 · 14:30 local
Place
Nuiqsut, AK
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33174
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot making a short field landing in soft. Loose gravel. Came to abrupt stop, nose wheel separated from gear.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MAKING A SHORT FIELD LANDING IN SOFT. LOOSE GRAVEL. CAME TO ABRUPT STOP, NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM GEAR.