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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Chevak, AK · February 22, 1997

Date: February 22, 1997 · 18:40 local
Place: Chevak, AK
Airport: Chevak Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HYQA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7389U
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC97LA027
Reported as: Cessna 207A
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,300 total3,000 in this make and model311 in the last 90 days

N7389URegistered now · Cessna 207AS/N 20700432 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 207A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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High sink on final and whiteout. Hit 6 inch snow berm. 100FT short runway. Sheared nose gear. Landed on runway.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SINK ON FINAL AND WHITEOUT. HIT 6 INCH SNOW BERM. 100FT SHORT RUNWAY. SHEARED NOSE GEAR. LANDED ON RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC97LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChevak, AKthe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, his misjudgment of distance and altitude during the approach to land, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point during the landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the…Feb 22, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7389U · 3

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

Incident 20021015034499IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Kwigillingok, AK(-23) While taxiing for takeoff the aircraft's wheel became stuck in a soft spot at the end of the runway. While the airman was powering out of the soft spot the horizontal stabilizer struck an unknown object. The airman said he heard a "clunk" and taxied…Oct 15, 2002 · Substantial damage Incident 19851215065729IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fort Yukon, AKSmoke in cabin before precautionary landing. Engine ran rough. Cylinder 6 cracked in barrel area.Dec 15, 1985 Accident 19830107066919AClimb · Aniak, AKEngine quit on climbout. Severed nose gear landing on rough river ice. Found ice clogging fuel system.Jan 7, 1983 · Substantial damage