# Accident 20010813036219A: Cessna 207A, Akiachak, AK, August 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2001, 11:54 local time
- Place: Akiachak, AK
- Airport: Akiachak Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.9075° N, 161.4236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9075&lon=-161.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562CT-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010813036219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AFTER BACK TAXIING TO RWY 29. AIRCRAFT WAS AT OR NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT RESULTING IN AT LEAST TWO BOUNCES BACK TO THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO REACHING END OF RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCING THROUGH THE BRUSH AND TREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AT THE EDGE OF THE BOAT HARBOR.

## 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 ANC01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA108), Aug 13, 2001: Cessna 207 (N562CT), Akiachak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a the wrong runway, which resulted in a tailwind for the takeoff attempt. Factors associated with the accident are a short takeoff area, a tailwind, and the pilot's…

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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