# Accident 19911018047129A: Cessna U206F, Scammon Bay, AK, October 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1991, 15:45 local time
- Place: Scammon Bay, AK
- Airport: Scammon Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 61.7901° N, 165.9595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7901&lon=-165.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7353Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7353Q-2013-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 250 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018047129A

## Narrative

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

SLIDING SIDEWAYS ON LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND,SETTLED. IMPACTED HARD COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN AND NOSE. LANDED DOWNWIND.

## 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 ANC92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA007), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna U206 (N7353Q), Scammon Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

## Other reports on N7353Q (5)

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

- [Incident 19920829044009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920829044009I), Aug 29, 1992: Cessna U206F (N7353Q), Sheldon Point, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway. Nose wheel knocked off.
- [Incident 19901005053509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005053509I), Oct 5, 1990: Cessna U206F (N7353Q), Kasigluk, AK, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into area where passengers loading. Struck a crate while turning, attention on passengers.
- [Incident 19841123071699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123071699I), Nov 23, 1984: Cessna U206F (N7353Q), Newtok, AK, Minor damage. Made contact with soft spot approach end of runway. Veered off runway. Soft spots difficult to detect under snow.
- [Incident 19811120086199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120086199I), Nov 20, 1981: Cessna U206 (N7353Q), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. After takeoff pilot returned due to engine roughness from water in fuel lines. Landing off runway. Hit snow.
- [Accident 19770921041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921041039A), Sep 21, 1977: Cessna U206F (N7353Q), Afognak Isl, AK, Substantial damage. Approaching shore line encountered strong dwn drafts aborted take-off. Float equipped.

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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