# Accident 20050821022919A: Cessna U206E, Skwentna, AK, August 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JKGC
- Location: 62.0514° N, 151.4372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0514&lon=-151.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9138M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9138M-2006-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821022919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N9138M WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO THE RUNWAY ON A STABILIZED APPROACH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A STUMP AND NOSED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL FEATHERS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED HE WAS IN TRANSITION TO THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT WITH THE ADDITION OF POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. AT THE TIME THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE TO 15 KTS AND NO ABNORMALITIES TO A NORMAL LANDING WERE ANTICIPATED.

## 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 ANC05LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA125), Aug 21, 2005: Cessna U206E (N9138M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude on final approach, which resulted in a noseover following an undershoot and in-flight collision with rough/uneven terrain. A factor associated with the…

## Other reports on N9138M (1)

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

- [Accident 19921023043259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023043259A), Oct 23, 1992: Cessna U206E (N9138M), Slate Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to go around or stop on icy runway. Slid off end into a truck and snowbank.

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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