# Accident 19980701015509A: Cessna U206G, Aleknagik, AK, July 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1998, 15:45 local time
- Place: Aleknagik, AK
- Airport: Aleknagik Mission School Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 59.2407° N, 158.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2407&lon=-158.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456TA-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701015509A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE GRAVEL RUNWAY. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, ON JULY 1, 1998, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING TO THE WEST, HE INADVERTENTLY FLEW FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ABOUT MIDFIELD OF THE 1,150 FEET LONG RUNWAY.  HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER.  IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NTSB DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1998, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING TO THE WEST HE ENCOUNTERED AN UNEXPECTED 'WIND CHANGE' FROM THE EAST.  HE SAID THAT THE TAILWIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE'S GROUND SPEED TO ACCELERATE, AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING THE RUNWAY END.  THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC98LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA090), Jul 1, 1998: Cessna 206G (N456TA), Aleknagik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing. A factor associated with the accident is the presence of a variable wind condition, and the pilot's decision not to perform a…

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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