What happened
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(-23) The pilot was returning from homer, AK to his cabin on perl island, AK in his Cessna 206. When attempting to approach the private airstrip, the winds became gusty and then he lost control of the aircraft. The pilot stated the wind had rapidly changed from a head wind to a tail wind. The aircraft struck some nearby trees and came to a stop and sustained substantial damage to the right wing and propeller. The pilot received only minor cuts and bruises as a result of the incident. The pilot did not file a flight plan or check the weather before he departed for perl island. He stated that the skies were clear and it was only a fifteen minute flight. The pilot's last flight check was in April of 2006 and his medical was up to date. The aircraft had received an annual maintenance check two or three weeks before the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HOMER, AK TO HIS CABIN ON PERL ISLAND, AK IN HIS CESSNA 206. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPROACH THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE WINDS BECAME GUSTY AND THEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND HAD RAPIDLY CHANGED FROM A HEAD WIND TO A TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME NEARBY TREES AND CAME TO A STOP AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN OR CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE HE DEPARTED FOR PERL ISLAND. HE STATED THAT THE SKIES WERE CLEAR AND IT WAS ONLY A FIFTEEN MINUTE FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT CHECK WAS IN APRIL OF 2006 AND HIS MEDICAL WAS UP TO DATE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CHECK TWO OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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