# Accident 19980206002389A: Cessna T207, Homer, AK, February 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1998, 12:45 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOCA
- Location: 59.4005° N, 151.3208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4005&lon=-151.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91029-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,358 total, 48 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980206002389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 150 FT AGL ON TAKEOFF. BANKED INTO STEEP TURN AND DOVE INTO SNOW COVERED GROUND.  (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DEPARTING ON A 14 CFR 135 CARGO FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FEET.  INSTEAD OF TURNING RIGHT TOWARD THE INTENDED DESTINATION, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A LEFT TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY.  THE ANGLE OF BANK INCREASED TO ABOUT 45 DEGREES.  THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED DOWN, AND DESCENDED INTO SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, ABOUT 200 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVALED THE NUMBER SIX SYLINDER HEAD WAS FRACTURED, AND SLIGHTLY SEPARATED FROM THE SYLINDER BARREL.  THE AREA AROUND THE POINT OF SEPARATION WAS BLACKENED AND OILY.  WIMILAR DISCOLORATION WAS NOTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWL.  A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CYLINDER HEAD REVEALED A FATIGUE FRACTURE ALONG A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE THREAD ROOT RADIUS BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 6TH THREADS.  THE ENGINE'S CYLINDER COMPRESSION IS PART OF THE OPERATOR'S APPROVED AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION PROGRAM.  THE NUMBER SIX SYLINDER COMPRESSION, RECORDED 121 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, WAS NOTED AS 60 PSI.  THE LAST ENGINE INSPECTION, 27 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, DID NOT IN CLUDE A RECORD OF THE ENGINE COMPRESSION. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ANC98FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA019), Feb 6, 1998: Cessna 207 (N91029), Homer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A fatigue failure, and partial separation of the number 6 engine cylinder head assembly, the operator's inadequate progressive inspection performed by company maintenance personnel, and the pilot's…

## Other reports on N91029 (4)

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

- [Incident 19951031042309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031042309I), Oct 31, 1995: Cessna T207 (N91029), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 31, 1995, a cargo CE-207 operated by southcentral air experienced engine difficulties on approach to the Anchorage International Airport.…
- [Incident 19870605039909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605039909I), Jun 5, 1987: Cessna T207 (N91029), Great Falls, MT. Electrical power loss en route. Safe landing at destination. Battery had shorted internally.
- [Incident 19840315020969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315020969I), Mar 15, 1984: Cessna T207 (N91029), Broomfield, CO. Engine malfunction. Loss of engine turbo charger. On teardown engine showed lack of lubrication. No oil in engine.
- [Accident 19771024034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771024034419A), Oct 24, 1977: Cessna T207 (N91029), Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. Struck lighted taxiway barrier. Plt asked for full flaps,son lowered partial flaps. Close in apch.

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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