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FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Kodiak, AK · August 28, 2006

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Date
August 28, 2006 · 16:40 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N800NL
Reported as
Cessna U206G
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2,750 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N800NLRegistered now · Cessna U206GS/N U20604860 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna U206GEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While landing on a remote alaskan peninsula beach west of Kodiak, Alaska, N800NL sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer. At the time of the accident VFR conditions prevailed. N800NL was being operated under FAR 91, transporting fishermen from a fishing lodge based in iliamna, Alaska. The commercial rated pilot stated prior to landing he noted the tide was partially in requiring a landing on the upper portion of the beach. The pilot stated the upper beach area is somewhat softer than the packed lower portion but did not classify the beach as soft. The pilot conducted a pre-landing flyover inspection and noted no debris or obstacles. The pilot stated during the landing phase of the flight he heard a large thump while the aircraft was slowing in the landing roll. A post flight inspection revealed a large dent in the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot was unable to find or identify the object that had caused the damage and felt it had been hidden under the sand. The pilot felt the damage was significant enough to render the aircraft un-airworthy. The pilot stated stabilizer ribs were also damaged. The aircraft was repaired on location.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON A REMOTE ALASKAN PENINSULA BEACH WEST OF KODIAK, ALASKA, N800NL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. N800NL WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR 91, TRANSPORTING FISHERMEN FROM A FISHING LODGE BASED IN ILIAMNA, ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT STATED PRIOR TO LANDING HE NOTED THE TIDE WAS PARTIALLY IN REQUIRING A LANDING ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BEACH. THE PILOT STATED THE UPPER BEACH AREA IS SOMEWHAT SOFTER THAN THE PACKED LOWER PORTION BUT DID NOT CLASSIFY THE BEACH AS SOFT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A PRE-LANDING FLYOVER INSPECTION AND NOTED NO DEBRIS OR OBSTACLES. THE PILOT STATED DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE FLIGHT HE HEARD A LARGE THUMP WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING IN THE LANDING ROLL. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A LARGE DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND OR IDENTIFY THE OBJECT THAT HAD CAUSED THE DAMAGE AND FELT IT HAD BEEN HIDDEN UNDER THE SAND. THE PILOT FELT THE DAMAGE WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO RENDER THE AIRCRAFT UN-AIRWORTHY. THE PILOT STATED STABILIZER RIBS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED ON LOCATION.