# Incident 19960601017859I: Cessna U206, Nocity, AK, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nocity, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RI9A
- Location: 57.7893° N, 152.4007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7893&lon=-152.4007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9608G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9608G) (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 U206
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 150 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96IA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96IA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601017859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 6/1/95, (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) DEPARTED THE KODIAK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN N9608G, A CESSNA U206 WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE FOR A TRIP TO THE BEACH NEAR AYAKULIK RIVER ON THE SOUTHWEST END OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE TRIP WAS A FAR 135 DISPATCHED FLIGHT TO PICK UP THREE PASSENGERS AND RETURN TO THE KODIAK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT FOR THE TRIP DOWN. THE LANDING SITE IS A SANDY BEACH WHICH HAS BEEN USED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR AIRPLANE LANDINGS IN THE PAST. (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO LAND AFTER SURVEYING THE LANDING SITE WITH LOW FLY-BY PASSES, AND A BRIEF TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER LANDING, HE WAS TAXIING TO REPOSITION THE AIRPLANE AND DURING THE EXECUTION OF A TURN AROUND THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND AND STRUCK WHAT HE DETERMINED TO BE A ROCK. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO SUDDENTLY TWIST BEYOND ITS LIMITS AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE NOSE FORK. THIS RESULTED IN THE BOLTS HOLDING THE FORK ONTO THE STRUT TO BREAK. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BROKEN OFF AND ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SAND, CAUSING DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. HE SECURED THE AIRPLANE HIGHER UP THE BEACH SO THE SURF WOULD NOT DAMAGE THE AIRPLANE, AND IS PROCESS OF OBTAINING A FERRY PERMIT, AFTER TEMPORARY REPAIRS ARE ACCOMPLISHED, AND RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO HOME BASE. THE CARRIER HAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED OPERATIONS TO THIS SITE. THEY ARE REVIEWING THE SITE AND OPERATION PROCEDURES BEFORE MAKING A DECISION TO CONTINUE USE OF THIS LANDING SITE. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## 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 ANC96IA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96IA077), Jun 1, 1996: Cessna 206 (N9608G), Kodiak, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were: soft terrain, the use of an oversize nose wheel tire, and the FAA's inadequate field approval process for tundra…

## Other reports on N9608G (2)

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

- [Accident 20210801006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210801006769A), Aug 1, 2021: Cessna U206F (N9608G), Igiugig, AK, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted], N9608G, C206, flipped over during takeoff from lake. 4 POB/1 serious, 3 unk, unknown damage, occ'd 7/31/2021 approx 1645AKDT. W-roc/dt…
- [Incident 20130713014799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713014799I), Jul 13, 2013: Cessna U206F (N9608G), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Descending from 2500 feet to land. * Engine began to run rough. *Verified fuel selector and fuel pressure was normal. *Oil pressure indicated zero. *Made…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.