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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Holy Cross, AK · March 4, 2000

Date: March 4, 2000 · 12:30 local
Place: Holy Cross, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EPUA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N407GV
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00LA033
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total700 in this make and model262 in the last 90 days

N407GVRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0616 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(.4) The commercial certificated pilot departed on a scheduled flight. During cruise, abour fifteen minutes after takeoff, he heard a bang. After landing at the destination airport, damage was discovered to the horizontal stabilizer. The left mud flap, normally positioned at the aft side of the main landing gear tire, was missing. The horizontal stabilizer was dented and had damage to the auxiliary spar. (-23) midway between holycross and aniak, flight 2602, a Cessna 208, experienced a loud thump to its stabilizer. Continuing, pilot j.r. beans, landed at aniak to discover the left mud flap had separated from its attach point and had struck the stabilizer. Inspection revealed a damaged area 3 1/2 x 8 inches. The pilot stated that the mud flap must have had a hairline crack (undetectable during preflight) and air pressure during cruise caused it to fail and strike the stabilizer. M and d report to follow. Part total time in service unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT DEPARTED ON A SCHEDULED FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE, ABOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A BANG. AFTER LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE LEFT MUD FLAP, NORMALLY POSITIONED AT THE AFT SIDE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE, WAS MISSING. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DENTED AND HAD DAMAGE TO THE AUXILIARY SPAR. (-23) MIDWAY BETWEEN HOLYCROSS AND ANIAK, FLIGHT 2602, A CESSNA 208, EXPERIENCED A LOUD THUMP TO ITS STABILIZER. CONTINUING, PILOT J.R. BEANS, LANDED AT ANIAK TO DISCOVER THE LEFT MUD FLAP HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS ATTACH POINT AND HAD STRUCK THE STABILIZER. INSPECTION REVEALED A DAMAGED AREA 3 1/2 X 8 INCHES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE MUD FLAP MUST HAVE HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK (UNDETECTABLE DURING PREFLIGHT) AND AIR PRESSURE DURING CRUISE CAUSED IT TO FAIL AND STRIKE THE STABILIZER. M AND D REPORT TO FOLLOW. PART TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC00LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoly Cross, AKAn in-flight separation of a main landing gear tire mud flap, and subsequent impact with the horizontal stabilizer.Mar 4, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N407GV · 4

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

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