# Accident 19970518016099A: Cessna TU206A, Yakutat, AK, May 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5091° N, 139.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5091&lon=-139.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518016099A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE BEACH. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSEWHEEL ENCOUNTERED SOFT SAND. THE NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF THE FRONT LANDING GEAR STRUT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE SAND. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR.

## 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 ANC97LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA082), May 18, 1997: Cessna TU206A (N230B), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N230B (1)

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

- [Incident 19891019064849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891019064849I), Oct 19, 1989: Cessna TU206A (N230B), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. Struck trees on takeoff. Flew to destination. Landed safely.

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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