# Accident 20000906042689A: Cessna 207A, Kongiganak, AK, September 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kongiganak, AK
- Airport: Kongiganak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YADA
- Location: 63.0292° N, 163.5392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0292&lon=-163.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9874M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9874M-2024-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000906042689A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA115), Sep 6, 2000: Cessna 207 (N9874M), Kongiganak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9874M (2)

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

- [Accident 20120606012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120606012629A), Jun 6, 2012: Cessna 207A (N9874M), Platinum, AK, Substantial damage. The 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…
- [Incident 19881206067569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881206067569I), Dec 6, 1988: Cessna 207A (N9874M), Kalskag, AK, Minor damage. Night landing on snowy runway. Lost directional control when wheel hit snow. Veered into snow berm and spun around.

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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