# Accident 20000413009549A: Cessna U206F, Delta Junction, AK, April 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W1FC
- Location: 63.7009° N, 144.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7009&lon=-144.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8255Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000413009549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND LONG DUE TO STANDING WATER ON THE SOUTH 1/3 OF THE 1,500' LONG RUNWAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH MELTING ICE. AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE A/C AFTER LANDING. A/C GROUND LOOPED WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED BARE GRAVEL.

## 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 ANC00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA043), Apr 13, 2000: Cessna U206F (N8255Q), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were snow-covered terrain, and a short runway/landing area.

## Other reports on N8255Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20240924014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240924014439A), Sep 24, 2024: Cessna U206F (N8255Q), Chalkyisik, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft took off from a gravel bar in the porcupine river. Witnesses stated about 5 seconds after takeoff the engine sputtered and the airplane banked hard…

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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