# Accident 19980529011459A: Cessna U206F, Fairbanks, AK, May 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8104° N, 147.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8104&lon=-147.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414UJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414UJ-2001-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529011459A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO A REMOTE AIRSTRIP. HE INDICATED THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN A STRONG WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED. HE SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRSPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY, AND THE AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE AND WAS PUSHED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) ON MAY 29, 1998 BILL JONES, PILOT IN COMMAND, AND PASSENGER MICHAEL WOOD YARD, CRASHED A CESSNA 206 (N414UJ) INTO THE TREES OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY JUST PAST MIDFIELD AT GOLD KING, ALASKA WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AFTER EXPERIENCING A "GUST OF WIND." MR. JONES RETRACTED HIS FLAPS FULLY DURING THE PROCEDURE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC98LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA060), May 30, 1998: Cessna U206 (N414UJ), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are variable winds, and windshear.

## Other reports on N414UJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19760703017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703017839A), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna U206F (N414UJ), Skilak, AK, Substantial damage. Plt was unable to see submerged log in murky lake.

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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