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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Kongiganak, AK · September 6, 2000

Date: September 6, 2000 · 12:30 local
Place: Kongiganak, AK
Airport: Kongiganak Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YADA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9874M
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00LA115
Reported as: Cessna 207A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 510 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N9874MRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2024 · Cessna 207AS/N 20700745 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 207A Engine modelContinental IO-520-FReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot circled the field before landing and judged the runway to be safe for landing. On landing roll out the airplane hit deep ruts that were not apparent from the air, which caused the plane to swerve off the runway into a gully. Before departure, as a precaution, the pilot had spoken with the air carrier's village agent to inquire about local conditions but was not given information regarding the hazardous condition of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD BEFORE LANDING AND JUDGED THE RUNWAY TO BE SAFE FOR LANDING. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE HIT DEEP RUTS THAT WERE NOT APPARENT FROM THE AIR, WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A GULLY. BEFORE DEPARTURE, AS A PRECAUTION, THE PILOT HAD SPOKEN WITH THE AIR CARRIER'S VILLAGE AGENT TO INQUIRE ABOUT LOCAL CONDITIONS BUT WAS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION REGARDING THE HAZARDOUS CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY.

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 ANC00LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKongiganak, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable, rough, runway. Factors were the crosswind, the pilot's inexperience, the company's inadequate surveillance of their operation, and dispatch of an inexperienced pilot to the unsuitable airport.Sep 6, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9874M · 2

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

Accident 20120606012629ATaxi · Platinum, AKThe pilot in command had landed and was turning around to taxi to the parking apron. He misjudged his location and taxiied off the runway into an adjacient ditch.Jun 6, 2012 · Substantial damage Incident 19881206067569IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kalskag, AKNight landing on snowy runway. Lost directional control when wheel hit snow. Veered into snow berm and spun around.Dec 6, 1988 · Minor damage