# Accident 19990112004889A: Cessna 207A, Chevak, AK, January 12, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 12, 1999, 10:50 local time - Place: Chevak, AK - Airport: Chevak Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: UATA - Location: 61.5309° N, 165.6001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5309&lon=-165.6001&mi=10 - Aircraft: N19TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19TA-2010-12-08) (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 207A - Reported engine: CONT IO520F - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 155 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA023) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990112004889A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JANUARY 12, 1999, ABOUT 1050 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE, N19TA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING THE CHEVAK AIRPORT, CHEVAK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND CARGO/U.S. MAIL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, ARCTIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC., ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND VFR COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED A THE BETHEL AIRPORT, BETHEL, ALASKA, ABOUT 0947. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JANUARY 12, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS INITIAL DESCENT TO THE CHEVAK AIRPORT,LIGHT SNOW WITH MIXED RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED THROUGHTOUT THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT WHILE ON A LEFT BASE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY14, THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO RESPONDED TO LEFT CONTROL YOKE MOVEMENTS. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT, 270 DEGREES FROM HIS ORIGINAL HEADING, AND ALIGN THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. HE STATE THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL OVER THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY,HE AGAIN APPLIED LEFT CONTROL YOKE MOVEMENT TO CORRECT FOR A 10 TO 12 KNOT, LEFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT A POSTACCIDENT INSPECITON REVEALED ICE FORMATION ON THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS, STRUTS, AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT AS: SKY CONDITION AND CEILINGS, INDEFINITE; VISIBILITY, 4 STATUTE MILES; WIND, FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 12 KNOTS. HOOPER BAY, ALASKA, IS LOCATED 18 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. AT 1151, AN UNAUGMENTED AWOS WAS REPORTING, IN PART: WIND, 070 DEGREES (TRUE) AT 16 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 6 STATUTE MILES; CLOUDS, 100 FEET BROKEN, 1,000 FEET OVERCAST; TEMPERATURE, 19 DEGREES F; DEW POINT, 15 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER, 28.68 INHG. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS INITIAL DESCENT TO THE CHEVAK AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE BECAME 'HEAVY TO CONTROL' WHILE FLYING THROUGH SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN. HE STATED THAT WHILE ON A LEFT BASE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, THE AIRPLANE FAIL ED TO RESPOND TO LEFT CONTROL YOKE MOVEMENTS. HE SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT, 270 DEGREES FROM HIS ORIGINAL HEADING, AND ALIGN THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. HE STATED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL OVER THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY, HE AGAIN APPLIED LEFT CONTROL YOKE MOVEMENT TO CORRECT FOR A 12 TO 15 KNOT, LEFT CROSSWIND. THE CONTROL MOVEMENT AGAIN FAILED TO HAVE ANY EFFECT, AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, TOUCHED DOWN TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED ICE FORMATION ON THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS, STRUTS, AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. ## 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 ANC99LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA023), Jan 12, 1999: Cessna 207 (N19TA), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors associated with the accident were freezing rain, an accumulation of ice on the wings and ailerons, and diminished directional… ## Other reports on N19TA (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19980730021789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980730021789I), Jul 30, 1998: Cessna 207A (N19TA), Buckland, AK, Minor damage. Prop struck a fuel drum taxiing out of parking area. Avoided aircraft on right but failed see drum on left. 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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