From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During departure from Goodnews bay, the pilot privacy data omitted noticed his forward cargo door open and aborted the takeoff. On the rollout, the aircraft slid on loose gravel and eventually slid over the end of the runway. Minor damage was incurred to the nose gear assembly, but not enough to disallow taxiing the aircraft. No passenger injuries to the three adults and one minor child. The aircraft was pulled back onto the runway and taxied back to a tie down. In addition to the standard latch mechanism for the cargo door, an additional safety latch had been installed and it had failed. Pilot had 8000 plus hours in Cessna 207'S. See signed statement and company's corrective action.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING DEPARTURE FROM GOODNEWS BAY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ NOTICED HIS FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPEN AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. ON THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND EVENTUALLY SLID OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DISALLOW TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT. NO PASSENGER INJURIES TO THE THREE ADULTS AND ONE MINOR CHILD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED BACK TO A TIE DOWN. IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD LATCH MECHANISM FOR THE CARGO DOOR, AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY LATCH HAD BEEN INSTALLED AND IT HAD FAILED. PILOT HAD 8000 PLUS HOURS IN CESSNA 207'S. SEE SIGNED STATEMENT AND COMPANY'S CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Other reports on N6470H · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.