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FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Quinhagak, AK · May 21, 1998

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Date
May 21, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place
Quinhagak, AK
Airport
Quinhagak Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YAAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N755AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC98LA056
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total500 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days
N755ABRegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2019 · Cessna 207AS/N 20700622Airframe modelCessna 207AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Hit mud puddle on takeoff from dirt strip. Landed bet found damaged stabilizer. Had hit rwy light on takeoff. (.4)the pilot was departing a rural village runway with two passengers on an air taxi flight. The center of the runway surface had numerous puddles of water. During the takeoff roll, the left main wheel entered a mud puddle, and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot corrected to the right, and raised the airplane's nose to lift off in to ground effect, and avoid any more areas of water. The airplane descended slightly, and the pilot lowered the nose to gain airspeed. The airplane climbed away from the runway, and the pilot continued to the destination airport. Upon landing, the pilot discoverd damage to the outboard end of the left horizontal stabilizer. The operator reported the airplane struck a runway edge light. An FAA airworthiness inspector reported that the damage to the stabilizer wwould necessitate the replacement of the outboard nose rib. The airport facility directory listing for the accident airport indicated that potholes were present along the entire length of the runway. The runway was graded about 2 weeks before the accident.

As the FAA filed it

HIT MUD PUDDLE ON TAKEOFF FROM DIRT STRIP. LANDED BET FOUND DAMAGED STABILIZER. HAD HIT RWY LIGHT ON TAKEOFF. (.4)THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING A RURAL VILLAGE RUNWAY WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON AN AIR TAXI FLIGHT. THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE HAD NUMEROUS PUDDLES OF WATER. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED A MUD PUDDLE, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, AND RAISED THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE TO LIFT OFF IN TO GROUND EFFECT, AND AVOID ANY MORE AREAS OF WATER. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED SLIGHTLY, AND THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT DISCOVERD DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER WWOULD NECESSITATE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OUTBOARD NOSE RIB.THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY LISTING FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT INDICATED THAT POTHOLES WERE PRESENT ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS GRADED ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

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 ANC98LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuinhagak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and his premature liftoff, resulting in a collision with a runway light fixture. Factors in the accident were wet runway conditions, and a rough and uneven runway surface with potholes.May 22, 1998 · Substantial damage

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