# Accident 19970403004319A: Cessna 207A, Teller, AK, April 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Teller, AK
- Airport: Teller Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWWA
- Location: 65.2494° N, 166.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.2494&lon=-166.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6299H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6299H-2017-06-21) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,344 total, 106 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403004319A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. NOSE WHEEL DUG IN SNOW. 207 NOSED OVER. WIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED.

## 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 ANC97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA047), Apr 3, 1997: Cessna 207 (N6299H), Teller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors related to the accident were: a crosswind, a downdraft, the pilot's…

## Other reports on N6299H (1)

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

- [Incident 19790614015959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614015959I), Jun 14, 1979: Cessna 207 (N6299H), Wainwright, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear sank in soft sand during takeoff from sandbar, propeller damaged.

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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