# Accident 20020224015219A: Cessna 208B, Tununak, AK, February 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tununak, AK
- Airport: Tununak Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.5756° N, 165.2731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5756&lon=-165.2731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020224015219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE TAXI WAYS COULD NOT BE PLOWED CAUSING THE PILOT TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT ONTO A SNOW BERM AT WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE PILOT RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIE DOWN RING AND THE ASSOCIATED STRINGERS. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO BETHEL AFTER HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A TELEPHONE. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RUNWAY, PRESENTING A DANGER TO ANY LANDING AIRCRAFT, AND HE BELIEVED IT WAS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO BETHEL.

## 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 ANC02LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA016), Feb 24, 2002: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Tununak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors associated with the accident are snow drifts across the runway, and excessive braking during the rearward roll.

## Other reports on N454SF (3)

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

- [Accident 20200204002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204002009A), Feb 4, 2020: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Hooper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. During the interview, the pilot stated that he attempted a take-off in 3 or more inches of wet heavy snow. During the take-off roll he stated that he was not…
- [Accident 20080115010999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080115010999A), Jan 15, 2008: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot landed at the Bethel, Alaska airport between runway 18 and the taxiway. The aircraft touched down on the tundra collapsing the nose gear,…
- [Accident 20051213030319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213030319A), Dec 13, 2005: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Newtok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On 12/13/05 aircraft N454SF, operated by grant aviation inc. and piloted by [privacy data omitted] drifted off the runway at Newtok, Alaska during the…

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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