# Accident 20020630016859A: Cessna 207A, Chevak, AK, June 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2002, 14:50 local time
- Place: Chevak, AK
- Airport: Chevak Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YAAA
- Location: 61.5336° N, 165.5836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5336&lon=-165.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7384U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7384U) (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 ANC02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630016859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA066), Jun 30, 2002: Cessna 207 (N7384U), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point resulting in an undershoot, and subsequent collision with gravel terrain.

## Other reports on N7384U (1)

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

- [Accident 20011023031999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011023031999A), Oct 23, 2001: Cessna 207A (N7384U), Kobuk, AK, No damage. (-23) Airman stated that he was ill and probably should not have flown on the day of the accident. He also said that he was practicing a short-field takeoff…

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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