# Incident 19960305011839I: Cessna 207A, Kwethluk, AK, March 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1996, 16:45 local time
- Place: Kwethluk, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7936° N, 161.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kwethluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7936&lon=-161.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9996M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9996M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305011839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON DEPARTING KWETHLUK ON A SOFT MUDDY RUNWAY AFTER LIFT OFF HE EXPERIENCED A COCKED NOSE WHEEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXPERIENCE A LATERAL OUT OF TRIM FLIGHT. THE PILOT HAD TO APPLY RUDDER AND AILERON TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO KWETHLUK WHEN JUST AFTER THE TURN IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 700' AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME OR ALTITUDE FOR A RESTART. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME OR ALTITUDE FOR A RESTART. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS 15 GALLONS OF FUEL IN EACH TANK AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON A FROZEN SLOUGH WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES REPORTED BY THE MECHANIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO BETHEL WITHOUT ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES.

## Other reports on N9996M (1)

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

- [Accident 20230202001309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230202001309A), Feb 2, 2023: Cessna 207A (N9996M), Newtok, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain directional control of aircraft during landing rollout in crosswind landing conditions. ///end///

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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