# Accident 20040502007679A: Cessna U206F, English Bay, AK, May 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: English Bay, AK
- Airport: English Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: X53A
- Location: 59.3522° N, 151.9253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3522&lon=-151.9253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35860, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35860-2011-10-20) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,309 total, 990 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040502007679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED ROLL LEFT AS MAIN GEAR DEPARTED SURFACE. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP ROLL, WITHOUT EFFECT. THE LEFT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH SMALL ROCKS ABOUT 800 FEET FROM BEGINNING OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT ABOUT 30 DEGREES. NOSE GEAR COLLIDED WITH LARGE BOULDER, SEPARATING NOSEWHEEL. WILL UPDATE -23 WHEN AIRCRAFT IS RECOVERED AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM IS INSPECTED CLOSER. (-23 AMENDMENT) CONDUCTED FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM CHECK OUT WITH NTSB AND CESSNA REPRESENTATIVE. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WITH FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA050), May 2, 2004: Cessna U206F (N35860), Nanwalek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control for an undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in the left wing colliding with the ground.

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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