# Accident 20000712042129A: Cessna 207, Kotlik, AK, July 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2000, 13:15 local time
- Place: Kotlik, AK
- Airport: Kotlik Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FWRA
- Location: 63.0296° N, 163.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0296&lon=-163.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549U-2026-06-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 170 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712042129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2000, ABOUT 1000, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE, N1549U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO A HARD LANDING AT KOTLIK, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) COMMUTER FLIGHT FROM EMMONAK TO KOTLIK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA086), Jul 12, 2000: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Kotlik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during landing.

## Other reports on N1549U (7)

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

- [Incident 20170826017409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826017409I), Aug 26, 2017: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Taxing for departure at Fairbanks International Airport airman was having trouble hearing ATC on the radio. Airman requested to taxi to the airplane tie down…
- [Incident 20101117055429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101117055429I), Nov 17, 2010: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Operator stated that on 11/17/2010, at approximately 10:00 LCL, he departed on a 14CFR135 flight from Dillingham (dlg) to new stoyahok (knw). After a normal…
- [Incident 19981206042099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206042099I), Dec 6, 1998: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. (-5)Nose gear collapsed from contacting a hard snow berm on ramp while relocating. Nightime and blowing snow with the icy ramp were contributing factors.…
- [Incident 19950216008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950216008379I), Feb 16, 1995: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Bethel, AK. Narrative: the pilot of Cessna 207, N1549U stated that after takeoff from the Bethel Airport, the engine stopped running. The pilot made an emergency landing…
- [Incident 19871014072569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014072569I), Oct 14, 1987: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Kwethluk, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft departed the runway end on rollout. Brakes ineffective due to wet runway.
- [Incident 19860227016629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227016629I), Feb 27, 1986: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Manokotak, AK, Minor damage. Applied power and right brake to make a turn. Nose fork attach bolts failed with power application after turn.
- [Incident 19800720062229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720062229I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 207 (N1549U), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft taxied into rotor of helicopter.

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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