# Accident 19980521014839A: Cessna 207, Quinhagak, AK, May 21, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 21, 1998, 16:30 local time - Place: Quinhagak, AK - Airport: Quinhagak Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: YAAA - Location: 59.7400° N, 161.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7400&lon=-161.8902&mi=10 - Aircraft: N755AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755AB-2019-07-24) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 207 - Reported engine: CONT IO520F - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA056) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521014839A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 ANC98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA056), May 22, 1998: Cessna 207 (N755AB), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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… ## Other reports on N755AB (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20120218002759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218002759I), Feb 18, 2012: Cessna 207A (N755AB), Kipnuk, AK, Minor damage. Fifteen minutes after arriving at Kipnuk Airport without event, the pilot in command, hauling four passengers and their baggage, failed to safely depart runway… - [Incident 20011030033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011030033329I), Oct 30, 2001: Cessna 207A (N755AB), Bethel, AK. (-23) On 10/30/2001, at 6:58PM AKST, commerical pilot sergei anatolyevich ivanov was pilot in command of CE-207, N755AB, operated under FAR 135 by flight… - [Accident 19951216043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216043359A), Dec 16, 1995: Cessna 207A (N755AB), Newtok, AK, Substantial damage. Weathervaned on initial takeoff roll. Aborted but was blown off runway down an embankment. Right wing damaged. - [Incident 19930611030629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930611030629I), Jun 11, 1993: Cessna 207 (N755AB), Quinhagak, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft struck boxes as he taxied between two parked aircraft. Pilot stated he did not see boxes. - [Incident 19881123064469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123064469I), Nov 23, 1988: Cessna 207A (N755AB), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Emergency landing in field. Left side engine exhaust muffler failed. Gas burned air intake hose. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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