# Accident 20000207039639A: Cessna 207A, Tuluksak, AK, February 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tuluksak, AK
- Airport: Tuluksak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 61.0994° N, 160.9406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0994&lon=-160.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327CT) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 950 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207039639A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLIGHT WITH A PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF AT DUSK FROM A 2500 FEET LONG, BY 30 FEET WIDE, SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND AN ADJACENT SNOW BERM.  HE SAID HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM STRIKING A BERM AND NOSING OVER.  THE PILOT SAID HE BELIEVES THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF SOFT SNOW ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH INITIATED THE VEER TO THE LEFT.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCOVERED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 20 AT TULUKSAK. DURING A NORMAL TAKE OFF RUN, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AT AN EXTREMELY FAST RATE. PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY USING RIGHT RUDDER. HE STATED THAT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT SO HE PULLED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SNOW BERM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA025), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 207 (N327CT), Tuluksak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was a soft area of snow on the runway.

## Other reports on N327CT (2)

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

- [Incident 20231227018769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231227018769I), Dec 27, 2023: Cessna 207A (N327CT), Napaskiak, AK, Minor damage. PIC was in a hold southeast of pabe, awaiting svfr to return due to low weather. PIC stated that engine started to quit and they switched fuel tanks and used…
- [Incident 19950523022129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950523022129I), May 23, 1995: Cessna 207A (N327CT), Pembroke Pines, FL. Rough engine on climbout. Oil on windshield. Engine had hole in case due to broken connecting rod. Landed safely.

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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