19990917027779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Bethel, AK · September 17, 1999

Date
September 17, 1999 · 14:40 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YAAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36CF
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC99LA153
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
673 total40 in this make and model204 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On September 17, 1999, about 1440 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N36CF, sustained substantial damage after colliding with a parked airplane at the Bethel Airport, Bethel, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules positioning flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by yute air Alaska inc., anchorage, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic), on September 17, 1999, the company director of operations reported the pilot was starting to taxi from the company ramp. The pilot was positioning the airplane to akiachak, Alaska, to begin an air taxi charter flight. As the pilot began to taxi away from the ramp, the leading edge of the right wing struck a parked and unoccupied, Cessna 207 airplane, N7594I. On September 28, 1999, a federal aviation administration (FAA) operations inspector, anchorage flight standards district office ( FSDO), notified the NTSB iic that the repair to the right wing entailed the following: removal of the right wing leading edge from wing station 100 to 190, removal and replacement of a forward wing stringer, and installation of new leading edge wing skin. (-23) the airplane, N36CF, a Cessna 207 owned by yute air Alaska inc. sustained substantial damage after colliding with a parked aircraft at the Bethel Alaska airport, owned by Alaska central express. The aircraft was being positioned for a charter flight to akiachak, Alaska at the time of the accident and was being operated under 14 CFR, part 91. The commercial pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft, and was not injured. At the time of the accident the pilot was starting his taxi from the company ramp and struck another Cessna 207, N75941. At the time of the accident the aircraft was operating in good visual meteorological conditions and weather was not a factor. (.4) the commercial certificated pilot was starting to taxi from the company ramp to begin a positioning flight. As the airplane began to move from th e ramp, the leading edge of the right wing struck a parked and unoccupied airplane. The right wing received damage that required the removal of the right wing leading edge from wing station 100 to 190, removal and replacement of a forward wing stringer, and installation of new leading edge wing skin.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1999, ABOUT 1440 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE, N36CF, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A PARKED AIRPLANE AT THE BETHEL AIRPORT, BETHEL, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES POSITIONING FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY YUTE AIR ALASKA INC., ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. VFR COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1999, THE COMPANY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS REPORTED THE PILOT WAS STARTING TO TAXI FROM THE COMPANY RAMP. THE PILOT WAS POSITIONING THE AIRPLANE TO AKIACHAK, ALASKA, TO BEGIN AN AIR TAXI CHARTER FLIGHT. AS THE PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI AWAY FROM THE RAMP, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE, N7594I. ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1999, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, ANCHORAGE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE ( FSDO), NOTIFIED THE NTSB IIC THAT THE REPAIR TO THE RIGHT WING ENTAILED THE FOLLOWING: REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE FROM WING STATION 100 TO 190, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF A FORWARD WING STRINGER, AND INSTALLATION OF NEW LEADING EDGE WING SKIN. (-23) THE AIRPLANE, N36CF, A CESSNA 207 OWNED BY YUTE AIR ALASKA INC. SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT AT THE BETHEL ALASKA AIRPORT, OWNED BY ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING POSITIONED FOR A CHARTER FLIGHT TO AKIACHAK, ALASKA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS NOT INJURED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT WAS STARTING HIS TAXI FROM THE COMPANY RAMP AND STRUCK ANOTHER CESSNA 207, N75941. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN GOOD VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. (.4) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS STARTING TO TAXI FROM THE COMPANY RAMP TO BEGIN A POSITIONING FLIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO MOVE FROM TH E RAMP, THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANE. THE RIGHT WING RECEIVED DAMAGE THAT REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE FROM WING STATION 100 TO 190, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF A FORWARD WING STRINGER, AND INSTALLATION OF NEW LEADING EDGE WING SKIN.

NTSB investigation

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