# Accident 19890303004719A: Cessna U206G, Anchorage, AK, March 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1989, 09:55 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TLFA
- Location: 61.1506° N, 149.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1506&lon=-149.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9992Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9992Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303004719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BLOWN UP ON A WING AND NOSE WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP IN A SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA048), Mar 3, 1989: Cessna U-206G (N9992Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S AND COMPANY'S DISREGARD OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N9992Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020116000889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020116000889I), Jan 16, 2002: Cessna U206G (N9992Z), Cold Bay, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Theo chesley was the pilot in command of N9992Z, a Cessna 206, that departed nelson lagoon (Z73) on 01/16/2002 for a reposition flight to Cold Bay (cdb).…
- [Incident 19851204064809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204064809I), Dec 4, 1985: Cessna U206G (N9992Z), Anchorage, AK. Left main landing gear tire went flat during rollout. Found small pin hole in tire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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