# Accident 20020829025969A: Cessna U206G, Aniak, AK, August 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5931° N, 158.0497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5931&lon=-158.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5209X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209X-2012-01-18) (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 ANC02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829025969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRAVEL BAR 50 MILES SOUTH OF ANIAK, ALASKA ON MAKA CREEK. WEATHER WAS FLAT LIGHT AND RAINY. ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING WHILE MAKING A TURN NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SMALL HOLE AND SEPARATED NOSE GEAR FORK FROM STRUT. STRUT HIT GROUND, DUG IN AND FOLDED AFT DAMAGING SHEET METAL ON BELLY. PROP WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND CONTACT. ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. RIGHT HAND WING TIP OUTER RIB WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA109), Aug 29, 2002: Cessna 206 (N5209X), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the rough and uneven terrain (hole) in the landing area.

## Other reports on N5209X (1)

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

- [Accident 19910822036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036229A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna U206G (N5209X), Funnel Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Lifted off lake after long run,stalled and struck lake bank.

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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