# Incident 20000324002069I: Cessna 207, Akiachak, AK, March 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Airport: Akiachak Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TC
- Location: 60.9210° N, 161.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akiachak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9210&lon=-161.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42472-2001-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 9 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000324002069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF OF THE DAY FROM AKIACHAK, ALASKA, PILOT IN COMMAND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN 6 KNOT INCREASE OF AIRSPEED WHICH LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT UP AN ADDITIONAL 15 FEET WHICH EXPOSED IT TO A GUSTING CROSSWIND COMPONENT.  AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON RUNWAY.  PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTRED TO TRY AND STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE AND WENT DOWN A SMALL CMBANKMENT WHERE THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED.  THE RUNWAY IS FAIRLY SHORT AT 1600 FEET.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                                               TRAINING MANUAL WAS REVIEWED AND ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS WERE ADDED TO THE PRINCIPALS OF METEOOLOGY SECTION.  (BASIC INDOCTRINATION MODULE NUMBER 4).

## Other reports on N42472 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000920041809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000920041809A), Sep 20, 2000: Cessna 207 (N42472), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot picked up some cargo at a remote hunting camp and departed for Aniak. Low clouds were in the area obscuring the hills. A few minutes after…

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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