# Accident 20010922039549A: Cessna U206B, AK, September 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.2167° N, 146.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2167&lon=-146.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3831G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3831G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922039549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2001, LEONARD KRAGNESS WAS ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM 3AK3 TO ISABEL PASS. PILOT IN COMMAND ENCOUNTERED UNFORCAST SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS AND DECIDED TO LAND AT APPROXIMATELY MILE 42 OF THE DENALI HIGHWAY TO WAIT FOR BETTER WEATHER. AFTER LANDING, WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT IN COMMAND HIT A ROAD SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING, DAMAGING IT. PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO HITTING THE SIGN, HE APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN AWAY FROM THE SIGN. THE PILOT STATED THAT RAIN AND SNOW ON THE WINDSHIELD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SIGN. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 ANC01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA143), Sep 22, 2001: Cessna U206 (N3831G), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a sign while taxiing after landing in mixed rain and snow. Factors associated with the accident are reduced visibility conditions due to the snow and…

## Other reports on N3831G (2)

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

- [Accident 19990731024019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731024019A), Jul 31, 1999: Cessna U206B (N3831G), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 31, 1999, about 1100 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N3831G, sustained substantial damage while landing on a remote…
- [Accident 19800724031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724031499A), Jul 24, 1980: Cessna U206B (N3831G), Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing causing substantial damage.

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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