# Accident 19980913023679A: Cessna T207, Sleetmute, AK, September 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1998, 10:22 local time
- Place: Sleetmute, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TC
- Location: 61.6800° N, 157.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6800&lon=-157.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1754U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1754U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 250 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980913023679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC98LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA149), Sep 13, 1998: Cessna 207 (N1754U), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for departure. A factor in the accident was a narrow runway.

## Other reports on N1754U (2)

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

- [Accident 20080909857749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909857749A), Sep 9, 2008: Cessna T207 (N1754U), Substantial damage. On September 9, 2008, at approximately 4:00 pm Alaska daylight time (adt), an inland aviation services, inc. flight, number 004 sustained substantial damage…
- [Incident 19810601039109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601039109I), Jun 1, 1981: Cessna T207 (N1754U), Noorvik, AK, Minor damage. Nosewheel sank into mud with prop damage during landing on a notamed closed muddy runway under construction.

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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