# Accident 19990917027779A: Cessna 207, Bethel, AK, September 17, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 17, 1999, 14:40 local time - Place: Bethel, AK - Airport: Bethel Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: YAAA - Location: 60.8100° N, 161.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8100&lon=-161.8504&mi=10 - Aircraft: N36CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36CF-2012-05-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 207 - Reported engine: CONT IO520F - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 40 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA153) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990917027779A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 ANC99LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA153), Sep 17, 1999: Cessna 207 (N36CF), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout for a parked airplane during taxi. ## Other reports on N36CF (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20081114857439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081114857439A), Nov 14, 2008: Cessna 207 (N36CF), Napaskiak, AK, Destroyed. The PIC was enroute to (eek) but weather was below minimum. He then diverted to bethel. After the diversion he stopped at quinhagak (aqh) picked up a passenger… - [Accident 20050215006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050215006439A), Feb 15, 2005: Cessna 207 (N36CF), Kipnuk, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot made an normal approach and touchdown on the snow covered runway at Kipnuk, Alaska. Initial ground contact was made with main wheels only. When… - [Accident 19931203047519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203047519A), Dec 3, 1993: Cessna 207 (N36CF), Tuntutuliak, AK, Substantial damage. Left wheel got too close to edge of snow compacted strip. Encountered a drift. Pulled aircraft off runway. - [Incident 19800331045939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331045939I), Mar 31, 1980: Cessna 207 (N36CF), Kansas City, MO. During climb out, pilot noted low manifold pressure. Made precuationary landing. 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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