# Incident 19950321009089I: Cessna 207A, Wainwright, AK, March 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1995, 09:43 local time
- Place: Wainwright, AK
- Airport: Wainwright Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 70.6380° N, 159.9948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAINWRIGHT (AWI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6380&lon=-159.9948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6295H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6295H-2024-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,558 total, 61 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321009089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM WAINWRIGHT AS, AK. WITH 2 PASSENGERS, THE REAR CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN AT APPROX. 70 FT. AGL THE PILOT FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED SHE HAD CLOSED THE DOOR AND LATCHED IT HERSELF AND IT APPEARED PROPERLY LATCHED. THE DOOR AND AFT FUSELAGE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BRW FOR REPAIR. UPON INSPECTION THE DOOR CLOSED NORMALLY AND THE LATCH MECHANISM WORKED FINE. HOWEVER THE DOOR WAS REPLACED. THE PILOT STATED SHE DID NOT REMEMBER IF SHE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE UPPER & LOWER LATCHES PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. SUBSEQUENTLY THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PILOT HAD EXCEEDED THE FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS OF 135.267(B) DURING THIS FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6295H (3)

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

- [Accident 20010425007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010425007389A), Apr 25, 2001: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23)The pilot was conducting low level aerial game surveys and could not see the snow covered terrain. Just after completing a 180 degree turn the aircraft…
- [Incident 19871223076989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871223076989I), Dec 23, 1987: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Atqasuk, AK, Minor damage. Too low on final approach. Landed short. Hit ground. Bounced and slid to a stop short of runway.
- [Incident 19861224083739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861224083739I), Dec 24, 1986: Cessna 207A (N6295H), Kivalina, AK, Minor damage. Slid off icy runway during rollout, struck snow bank. Gusty crosswind landing a factor.

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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