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FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Akiak, AK · January 7, 2007

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Date
January 7, 2007 · 19:00 local
Place
Akiak, AK
Airport
Akiak Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
YAAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6470H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC07LA014
Reported as
Cessna 207A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total4,000 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days
N6470HRegistered now · Cessna 207AS/N 20700534 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 207AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated that he flew a high, steep final approach path to a night landing at kipnuk, AK airport. He intended to land on a slight rise at the south end of the runway but actually touched down firmly just beyond that point. The first part of the roll out was normal but at what the pilot estimates to be a speed of 35 to 40 knots the left wheel encountered a depression in the runway and the airplane yawed to the left. The pilot applied right rudder to correct for the left yaw and the airplane responded yawing right. The aircraft then struck a snow berm on the right side of the runway and yawed aggressively right into that snow berm. The pilot stated that he did not see the berm that he hit before the event.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW A HIGH, STEEP FINAL APPROACH PATH TO A NIGHT LANDING AT KIPNUK, AK AIRPORT. HE INTENDED TO LAND ON A SLIGHT RISE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY BUT ACTUALLY TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY JUST BEYOND THAT POINT. THE FIRST PART OF THE ROLL OUT WAS NORMAL BUT AT WHAT THE PILOT ESTIMATES TO BE A SPEED OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THE LEFT WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A DEPRESSION IN THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR THE LEFT YAW AND THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED YAWING RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND YAWED AGGRESSIVELY RIGHT INTO THAT SNOW BERM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE BERM THAT HE HIT BEFORE THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC07LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKipnuk, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm with the left main landing gear, and subsequent damage to the right wing. Factors contributing to the accident were dark…Jan 7, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6470H · 6

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

Incident 20090703047709ILanding: Rollout · Kongiganak, AKAccording to the pilot, there were rain showers in the area, but the weather was good. The winds were from the southeast at about 30 KTS. The pilot landed on runway 18, which would result in a quartering head wind from the left. According to the pilot, after…Jul 3, 2009 · No damageIncident 20060904018259ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Goodnews, AK(-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…Sep 4, 2006 · Minor damageIncident 20050214001549IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kongiganak, AK(-23) On February 14, 2005 about 1030 Alaska day light time, a Cessna 207-A airplane, N6470H, sustained minor damage to left gear while attempting to land at Kongiganak, Alaska. The airplane was operated as visual flight rule (VFR) under title 14, CFR 135…Feb 14, 2005 · Minor damageAccident 19940208003569AFinal Approach · Kwigillingok, AKManeuvered to avoid fog approach end runway. Saw runway veered back but stalled trying to realign. Wing hit runway.Feb 8, 1994 · Substantial damageAccident 19880909038109ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Bethel, AKBegan takeoff roll with control lock in place. Unable to remove, aborted late, ran off end of runway and overturnedSep 9, 1988 · Substantial damageIncident 19830328018479IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eek, AKNo left brake on landing. Pilot steered aircraft off runway to avoid a ditch at end of runway. Stopped nose down.Mar 28, 1983 · Minor damage