What happened
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(-23) On June 20, 2002, at about 1450 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N7384U, sustained substantial damage as a result of a landing accident at Chevak, Alaska. The airplane was operated by flight Alaska, inc. as a 14 CFR part 135 on demand cargo flight under VFR flight rules. The pilot in command and one passenger were not injured as a result of the accident. The pilot made an approach to land runway 32 at Chevak and touched down prior to the runway threshold. The pilot stated that the airplane encountered a downdraft during the landing. The weather at the nearest official weather station was hoper bay, approximately 16 miles from Chevak. The weather at the time of the accident at hooper bay was: wind, 300 degrees at 11 knots; visibility, 10 statute miles, sky condition was reported as clear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2002, AT ABOUT 1450 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE, N7384U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A LANDING ACCIDENT AT CHEVAK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY FLIGHT ALASKA, INC. AS A 14 CFR PART 135 ON DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT UNDER VFR FLIGHT RULES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND RUNWAY 32 AT CHEVAK AND TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT DURING THE LANDING. THE WEATHER AT THE NEAREST OFFICIAL WEATHER STATION WAS HOPER BAY, APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES FROM CHEVAK. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AT HOOPER BAY WAS: WIND, 300 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR.
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