# Accident 20030813036649A: Cessna U206F, Francis Cove, AK, August 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Francis Cove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K5WC
- Location: 55.3667° N, 131.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3667&lon=-131.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59352-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-540 series (registry code 17051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030813036649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF FROM FRANCIS COVE WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SWELL AND WAS LAUNCHED ABOUT 15 FEET INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN AND IMPACTED A SECOND WAVER VERY HARD BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE. AFTER RETURNING TO THE MAIN BASE THE PILOT NOTICED WRINKLES IN THE LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC03CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA114), Aug 14, 2003: Cessna 206 (N59352), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with ocean waves. A factor associated with the accident was large waves/swells.

## Other reports on N59352 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100601035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601035419A), Jun 1, 2010: Cessna U206F (N59352), Anchorage, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft initiated flight at Merrill Field Airport Anchorage, AK. Aircraft was taking off from runway 25 heading west. Aircraft was witnessed having trouble…

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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