# Accident 20051213030319A: Cessna 208B, Newtok, AK, December 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2005, 15:50 local time
- Place: Newtok, AK
- Airport: Newtok Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.9392° N, 164.6414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9392&lon=-164.6414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213030319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/13/05 AIRCRAFT N454SF, OPERATED BY GRANT AVIATION INC. AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AT NEWTOK, ALASKA DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, DRAG LINK ON THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER. THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS A DIRECT CROSSWIND WITH VELOCITY OF 12 TO 20 KNOTS. THE 35 FEET WIDE AND 2200 FEET LONG RUNWAY WAS ICY WITH GRAVEL PROTRUDING THROUGH THE ICE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TALK WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ AS THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN HIM OFF FLIGHT STATUS FOR 30 DAYS WITHOUT PAY. WHEN I INTERVIEW HIM I WILL AMEND THIS INVESTIGATION AT THAT TIME.                                                                          (-23 AMENDMENT) I INTERVIEWED THE PIC AND HE STATED DUE TO THE CROSSWIND, NARROW WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY, AND ICY CONDITIONS ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT GEAR HIT A SNOW BERM AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL 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 ANC06CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA011), Dec 13, 2005: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Newtok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway, encountering snow, and the nose gear collapsing. Factors associated with the…

## Other reports on N454SF (3)

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

- [Accident 20200204002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204002009A), Feb 4, 2020: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Hooper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. During the interview, the pilot stated that he attempted a take-off in 3 or more inches of wet heavy snow. During the take-off roll he stated that he was not…
- [Accident 20080115010999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080115010999A), Jan 15, 2008: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot landed at the Bethel, Alaska airport between runway 18 and the taxiway. The aircraft touched down on the tundra collapsing the nose gear,…
- [Accident 20020224015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020224015219A), Feb 24, 2002: Cessna 208B (N454SF), Tununak, AK, No damage. (-23) The taxi ways could not be plowed causing the pilot to taxi the aircraft onto a snow berm at west edge of the runway, coming to a complete stop, the…

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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