# Accident 19970222003669A: Cessna 207A, Chevak, AK, February 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1997, 18:40 local time
- Place: Chevak, AK
- Airport: Chevak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYQA
- Location: 61.5291° N, 165.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5291&lon=-165.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7389U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7389U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 311 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222003669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA027), Feb 22, 1997: Cessna 207 (N7389U), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N7389U (3)

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

- [Incident 20021015034499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021015034499I), Oct 15, 2002: Cessna 207A (N7389U), Kwigillingok, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19851215065729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215065729I), Dec 15, 1985: Cessna 207A (N7389U), Fort Yukon, AK. Smoke in cabin before precautionary landing. Engine ran rough. Cylinder 6 cracked in barrel area.
- [Accident 19830107066919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830107066919A), Jan 7, 1983: Cessna 207A (N7389U), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Severed nose gear landing on rough river ice. Found ice clogging fuel system.

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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