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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Russian Mission, AK · January 30, 2003

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Date
January 30, 2003 · 03:30 local
Place
Russian Mission, AK
Airport
Kako Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1276P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03LA030
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total2,500 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N1276PRegistration cancelled Jul 5, 2007 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0852 · Built 2000Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 30, 2003, about 0330 Alaska standard time, a Cessna 208B airplane, N1276P, sustained substantial damage when the airplane's tail hit the ground during passenger loading at the Russian Mission airport, Russian Mission, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as an instrument flight rules (IFR) medical patient transfer flight under title 14, CFR part 135, by grant aviation, inc. of anchorage, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, patient, patient escort and two medical attendants were not injured. The intended destination was bethel, Alaska. During a telephone conversation with the accident pilot, he stated that he did not place the tail stand under the tail of the airplane. While loading the medical patient at Russian Mission the airplane went down on its tail tie down ring. The pilot said it was dark, and he did not see the damage to the tail. In another conversation with the director of operations, mark richardson, for the operator said due to the damage to the tail, the fs 427.88 bulkhead and tie down assembly were replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 30, 2003, ABOUT 0330 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B AIRPLANE, N1276P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL HIT THE GROUND DURING PASSENGER LOADING AT THE RUSSIAN MISSION AIRPORT, RUSSIAN MISSION, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) MEDICAL PATIENT TRANSFER FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, BY GRANT AVIATION, INC. OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, PATIENT, PATIENT ESCORT AND TWO MEDICAL ATTENDANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS BETHEL, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE ACCIDENT PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT PLACE THE TAIL STAND UNDER THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE. WHILE LOADING THE MEDICAL PATIENT AT RUSSIAN MISSION THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN ON ITS TAIL TIE DOWN RING. THE PILOT SAID IT WAS DARK, AND HE DID NOT SEE THE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL. IN ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MARK RICHARDSON, FOR THE OPERATOR SAID DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL, THE FS 427.88 BULKHEAD AND TIE DOWN ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRussian Mission, AKThe failure of the pilot to use a tail stand while loading passengers, which resulted in the airplane's tail impacting the ground.Jan 30, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1276P · 1

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

Accident 20040210001269ATakeoff Ground Roll · Toksook Bay, AK(-23) On February 10, 2004, about 1700 Alaska standard time. A wheel equipped Cessna 208B airplane, N1276P sustained substantial damage when it drifted off the runway to the left, nosed over, and flipped upside down during the take off roll at the Toksook Bay…Feb 10, 2004 · Substantial damage