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FAA accident report · Cessna T207 · Sleetmute, AK · September 13, 1998

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Date
September 13, 1998 · 10:22 local
Place
Sleetmute, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
B7TC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1754U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC98LA149
Reported as
Cessna T207
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,940 total250 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N1754URegistered now · Cessna T207S/N 20700354 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna T207Engine modelContinental TSIO-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.

Air taxi struck an unidentified object with its tail on rotation for takeoff, acft returned to the arpt with some difficulty and landed safely with substantail damage. (.4) the certificated commercial pilot, with the three passengers, was departing downhill from a remote Private airstrip. The airstrip is 12 feet wide. The landing gear of the airplane is 10 feet wide. When the pilot rotated the airplane for takeoff, he heard a loud bang. After lift off, the pilot discovered the elevator was jammed in the up position. He lowered the flaps, and reduced engine power. The pilot was able to control the airplane's pitch attitude by holding full forward elevator pressure on the control yoke, and applying full nose down trim. The flight landed at the destination airport without further problems. After landing, an inspection of the airplane revealed a dent in the underside of the aft edge of the left stabilizer, and the leading edge of the elevator. The dent was in-line with the left landing gear tire.

As the FAA filed it

AIR TAXI STRUCK AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WITH ITS TAIL ON ROTATION FOR TAKEOFF, ACFT RETURNED TO THE ARPT WITH SOME DIFFICULTY AND LANDED SAFELY WITH SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH THE THREE PASSENGERS, WAS DEPARTING DOWNHILL FROM A REMOTE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRSTRIP IS 12 FEET WIDE. THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE IS 10 FEET WIDE. WHEN THE PILOT ROTATED THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. AFTER LIFT OFF, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE ELEVATOR WAS JAMMED IN THE UP POSITION. HE LOWERED THE FLAPS, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE'S PITCH ATTITUDE BY HOLDING FULL FORWARD ELEVATOR PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE, AND APPLYING FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER LANDING, AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A DENT IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AFT EDGE OF THE LEFT STABILIZER, AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ELEVATOR. THE DENT WAS IN-LINE WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TIRE.

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 ANC98LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSleetmute, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for departure. A factor in the accident was a narrow runway.Sep 13, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1754U · 2

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

Accident 20080909857749ALandingOn September 9, 2008, at approximately 4:00 pm Alaska daylight time (adt), an inland aviation services, inc. flight, number 004 sustained substantial damage while landing in heavy rain at the little cinnabar mining strip. The flight was conducted under 14 cft…Sep 9, 2008 · Substantial damageIncident 19810601039109IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Noorvik, AKNosewheel sank into mud with prop damage during landing on a notamed closed muddy runway under construction.Jun 1, 1981 · Minor damage