# Accident 19950612017319A: Cessna 402B, Tuntutuliak, AK, June 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tuntutuliak, AK
- Airport: Tuntutuliak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4092° N, 162.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4092&lon=-162.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710WS-2009-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612017319A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SOFT SPOT ON BACK TAXI AFTER LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SPOT PRIOR MARKED BY YELLOW CONES BUT REMOVED.

## 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 ANC95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA077), Jun 12, 1995: Cessna 402B (N710WS), Tuntutuliak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE RUNWAY BY NOT REPLACING THE YELLOW CONES THAT MARKED THE SOFT AREA. THE SOFT AREA ON THE RUNWAY WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N710WS (1)

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

- [Accident 20030609037429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609037429A), Jun 9, 2003: Cessna 402B (N710WS), Telida, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 9, 2003 at approximately 1915 local Alaska time N710WS, a Cessna 402 on a missionary organization flight for kingdom support services inc. from…

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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