# Accident 20020301003219A: Cessna 207A, Kotlik, AK, March 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kotlik, AK
- Airport: Kotlik/New Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 63.0311° N, 163.5300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0311&lon=-163.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7373U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7373U) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020301003219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 1, 2002, AT ABOUT 1430 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA CE-207-A, N7373U, PILOTED BY MICHAEL B. OLSON, A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND REGISTERED TO GUSSIC VENTURES, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE KOTLIK, AK AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICE, INC. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135 CAPSTONE EQUIPPED COMMUTER FLIGHT. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ON LANDING APPROACH HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST, REDUCED THE POWER TO SLOW THE AIRSPEED, AND AS A/S DEGRADED APPLIED FULL POWER AND DEPLOYED FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DAMAGING A WING AND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC02LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA019), Mar 1, 2002: Cessna 207A (N7373U), Kotlik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain the proper glide path to the runway during the final approach for a VFR landing.

## Other reports on N7373U (2)

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

- [Incident 20231118017309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118017309I), Nov 18, 2023: Cessna 207A (N7373U), Napakiak, AK, Minor damage. After a 135 revenue leg, the PIC decided to change seats with the trainee and perform part 91 training: power-off 180 approach to landing. Maneuver was started…
- [Accident 19930105000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000159A), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 207A (N7373U), Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered white out near destination. Had airport insight but flew into deep snow short of airport.

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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