# Accident 20020726018209A: Cessna U206G, Olgabay, AK, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Olgabay, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RI9A
- Location: 57.0317° N, 154.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0317&lon=-154.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756BW-2016-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726018209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WHEN ITEMS FELL OUT OF THE MAP COMPARTMENT DURING TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 100 FEET ALTITUDE WHEN THE PILOT WAS PICKING UP THE ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK THE WATER, BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS HOME BASE AT KODIAK, ALASKA. AFTER LANDING WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED.

## 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 ANC02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA084), Jul 26, 2002: Cessna 206 (N756BW), Old Harbor, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain during initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N756BW (3)

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

- [Accident 20150627009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150627009659A), Jun 27, 2015: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. On landing touch down on RWY25, Merrill Field, the aircraft bounced, landed and ran off the runway into the grass median shearing off the nose gear.
- [Incident 19850309018869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309018869I), Mar 9, 1985: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Auto pulled out in front of taxiing aircraft. Pilot unable to avoid collision. Police cited driver.
- [Incident 19790628017719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628017719I), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Alexander Creek, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over while taxiing in shallow water.

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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