# Accident 19970901025879A: Cessna U206E, Tatitna, AK, September 1, 1997 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 1, 1997, 16:30 local time - Place: Tatitna, AK - Airport: Tatitna Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: JKGC - Location: 63.6095° N, 154.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6095&lon=-154.7804&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9129M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9129M-2013-11-06) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E - Reported engine: CONT IO520F - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA138) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901025879A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 ANC97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA138), Sep 2, 1997: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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… ## Other reports on N9129M (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20110709017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110709017979A), Jul 9, 2011: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that two minuites after crossing power line "engine stopped producing power sufficient to maintain my present altitude of 1,200 feet". Pilot… - [Incident 20060718018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060718018299I), Jul 18, 2006: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Anchorage, AK. (-23) The pilot in command (PIC) failed to ensure all fuel tank caps were securely fastened prior to departure. Subsequently a significant quantity of fuel was… - [Incident 19970816028529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816028529I), Aug 16, 1997: Cessna U206E (N9129M), Pontilla Lake, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: this incident was reported to the FAA by an anonymous source. The operator did not know that due to the minor damage received on the aircraft that… - [Accident 19790626012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626012749A), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 207 (N9129M), Emmonak, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot runway when landing on short,wet strip. Claims brakes failed, but no evidence to substantiate. 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. 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