# Accident 20050901024419A: Cessna TU206B, Yakutat, AK, September 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: East Alsek River Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1261° N, 138.4070° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1261&lon=-138.4070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4991F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4991F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206B (registry code 2073324, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901024419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER HITTING SOME BUMPS ABOUT 2/3RDS OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY. HE TRIED TO KEEP IT AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT, BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN HIGH GRASS AND STANDING WATER. HE CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF ATTEMPT UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG IN, TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE TAKE OFF WAS THEN ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN ABOUT 8 TO 10 INCHES OF WATER WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RUNWAY IS LISTED IN THE ALASKA SUPPLEMENT AS 1100 FEET TURF WITH DIPS AND HUMPS 8 TO 12 INCHES HIGH FOR ENTIRE LENGTH.

## 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 ANC05LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA133), Sep 2, 2005: Cessna 206 (N4991F), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb from a remote airstrip, which resulted in the airplane descending…

## Other reports on N4991F (2)

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

- [Accident 19820803034509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803034509A), Aug 3, 1982: Cessna U206B (N4991F), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on first landing. Broke off nose wheel fork on second nose first bounce.
- [Accident 19730903029389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903029389A), Sep 3, 1973: Cessna TU206B (N4991F), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. 100LBS ovr max gwt,1.58IN aft rear c.g. limit.

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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