# Accident 19990731024019A: Cessna U206B, Talkeetna, AK, July 31, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 31, 1999, 11:00 local time - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Airport: Baldmountain - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 62.4495° N, 149.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4495&lon=-149.7899&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3831G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3831G) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B - Reported engine: CONT IO520F - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA116) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731024019A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 31, 1999, ABOUT 1100 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 206 AIRPLANE, N3831G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 12 MILES EAST OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ON AUGUST 16, 1999, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, ANCHORAGE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED HE FOLLOWED UP ON AN INITIAL REPORT OF MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE INSPECTOR VERIFIED THAT ABOUT FOUR FEET OF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED. THE WING RIBS AND THE WING SPAR WERE ALSO DAMAGED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON AUGUST 17, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING AT THE BALD MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP AS PART OF HIS MINING BUSINESS. THE STRIP IS ORIENTED EAST/WEST, AND THE PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE WEST. THE AIRSTRIP IS ABOU T 1,000 FEET LONG, 25 FEET WIDE, ABOUT 3,600 FEET MSL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SEVERAL ROCKS ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE END OF THE STRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH ROCKY TERRAIN. THE PILOT SAID HE OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE HYDRAULIC FLUID ON AND AROUND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE, BUT HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE BRAKE CYLINDER. (-23) LEFT BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LEADING EDGE WING SPAR & SEVERAL RIBS. (.4) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP THAT WAS ABOUT 1,000 FEET LONG, 30 FEET WIDE, AND ABOUT 3,600 FEET MSL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS SOFT. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SEVERAL ROCKS ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE END OF THE STRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH ROCKY TERRAIN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PIL OT SAID HE OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE COVERED BY BRAKE FLUID, BUT HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE BRAKE CYLINDER. ## 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 ANC99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA116), Jul 31, 1999: Cessna 206 (N3831G), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leak/partial failure of the left main gear brake system. Factors in the accident were a short runway/landing area, and the presence of rocks/boulders at the end of the airstrip. ## Other reports on N3831G (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20010922039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922039549A), Sep 22, 2001: Cessna U206B (N3831G), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 22, 2001, leonard kragness was on a private business flight from 3AK3 to isabel pass. Pilot in command encountered unforcast snow and icing… - [Accident 19800724031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724031499A), Jul 24, 1980: Cessna U206B (N3831G), Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing causing substantial damage. 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.