# Accident 20020711017379A: Cessna U206F, Koliganak, AK, July 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Koliganak, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: T52C
- Location: 59.9667° N, 157.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9667&lon=-157.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696TK-2006-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020711017379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2002, ABOUT 1930 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE-EQUIPPED CESSNA U206F AIRPLANE, N696TK, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF ON A SANDBAR IN THE NUSHAGAK RIVER, ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF KOLIGANEK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY TIKCHIK NARROWS LODGE, INC., AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT'S INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE AIRSTRIP AT THE TIKCHIK NARROWS LODGE, ABOUT 70 MILES NORTHWEST OF KOLIGANEK. THE OWNER OF TIKCHIK NARROWS LODGE SAID THE PILOT TOLD HIM THAT DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE SANDBAR TOO SOON. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE STOPPED CLIMBING AND STARTED TO DESCEND. HE SAID AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED ONTO THE SANDBAR IT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, AND ITS RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED THE RIVER. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE RIVER, AND NOSED OVER. THE OPERATOR SAID THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC02LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA074), Jul 12, 2002: Cessna U206F (N696TK), Koliganek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature lift-off which precipitated an in-flight loss of control, and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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