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FAA accident report · Cessna U206E · Tatitna, AK · September 1, 1997

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Date
September 1, 1997 · 16:30 local
Place
Tatitna, AK
Airport
Tatitna Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JKGC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9129M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA138
Reported as
Cessna U206E
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total1,500 in this make and model340 in the last 90 days
N9129MRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2013 · Cessna U206ES/N U20601529 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna U206EEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On September 1, 1997, about 1630 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 206 airplane, N9129M, was destroyed when it nosed over during landing at the Tatitna landing strip, seventy three miles east of mcgrath, Alaska. The airline transport certificated pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The airplane was operated by Alaska air taxi, of anchorage, Alaska. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 135 as an on demand air taxi from anchorage to the Tatitna strip. The flight departed lake hood strip at 1530, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a company flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that upon landing, the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane nosed over onto its back. The engine and empennage both separated from the aircraft. (.4) the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. During the subsequent touchdown, the nose wheel separated, and the airplane nosed over onto its back. Metallurgical examination of the nose wheel strut and forks revealed overstress fractures. The cargo was not secured, and struck the back seat passenger during the nose over. The aft passenger sustained serious neck I njuries. The cargo was loaded on top of the aft seatbelts, making them unavailable to the aft passenger. The front seat, pilot-rated, passenger did not use the available lap belt or shoulder harness.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1997, ABOUT 1630 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 206 AIRPLANE, N9129M, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING AT THE TATITNA LANDING STRIP, SEVENTY THREE MILES EAST OF MCGRATH, ALASKA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY ALASKA AIR TAXI, OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 AS AN ON DEMAND AIR TAXI FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE TATITNA STRIP. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LAKE HOOD STRIP AT 1530, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE ENGINE AND EMPENNAGE BOTH SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (.4) THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT AND FORKS REVEALED OVERSTRESS FRACTURES. THE CARGO WAS NOT SECURED, AND STRUCK THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER DURING THE NOSE OVER. THE AFT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS NECK I NJURIES. THE CARGO WAS LOADED ON TOP OF THE AFT SEATBELTS, MAKING THEM UNAVAILABLE TO THE AFT PASSENGER. THE FRONT SEAT, PILOT-RATED, PASSENGER DID NOT USE THE AVAILABLE LAP BELT OR SHOULDER HARNESS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC97LA138Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcgrath, AKthe pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in overload failure of the nose gear and a nose over. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives by neglecting to…Sep 2, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9129M · 4

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

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