# Incident 19951115040619I: Cessna U206F, Cutty Hunk Isla, MA, November 15, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cutty Hunk Isla, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSSA
- Location: 41.4168° N, 70.9356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuttyhunk Island, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4168&lon=-70.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114GS-2007-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115040619I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 15, 1995, AN AMPHIBIAN CESSNA U206F IMPACTED A SAND DUNE AFTER TAKE-OFF LIFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WATER AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ACROSS THE SAND BEFORE HITTING THE DUNE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND NONE OF THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED NOVEMBER 16, 1995, AND WAS COORDINATED WITH THE MASS. AERO COMMISSION, OFFICER R. BUNKER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLOAT AND MINOR SKIN WRINKLING JUST FORWARD OF THE RIGHT FLOAT ATTACH STRUTS. THE FORWARD 12"-15" OF THE FLOATS WERE BURIED IN THE DUNE. AFTER EXTRACTION, AN INSPECTION OF THE FORWARD FLATS REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WERE CYCLED AND ALL GEAR AND DOWNLOCKS OPERATED NORMALLY. INSPECTOR AL HUEY INTERVIEWED THE PILOT FOR OPERATIONS CONCERNS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N114GS (2)

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

- [Incident 20050428014139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428014139I), Apr 28, 2005: Cessna U206F (N114GS), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. (-23) In preparation for landing, the pilot noticed the gear pump light illuminate. Pilot pulled breaker after a couple minutes to prevent pump damage. Gear up…
- [Incident 19980714021759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714021759I), Jul 14, 1998: Cessna U206F (N114GS), Cutty Hunk Isla, MA, Minor damage. Failed to check gear on amphibian landed gear down in water. Flipped over.

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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