# Incident 20080104000569I: Cessna 207A, Dillingham, AK, January 4, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SAYC
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6426H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6426H-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104000569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OWNER OF THE AIR TAXI AGREED PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE OF THIS FLIGHT THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WOULD DRAW FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK UNTIL DEPLETED, THEN SWITCH TO THE LEFT TANK FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. WHEN, DURING THE COURSE OF THE FLIGHT, AND WHILE CRUISING AT 600' AGL, WITH FIVE PASSENGERS ONBOARD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID DEPLETE THE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK, HE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUELBOOST PUMP. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE FROZEN SURFACE OF A NEARBY LAKE. NOTE: BOTH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK AND THE PURPOSE OF RUNNING THE TANK DRY WAS TO ENABLE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK DURING ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION. THAT INSPECTION WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

## Other reports on N6426H (2)

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

- [Accident 20080912857759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080912857759A), Sep 12, 2008: Cessna 207A (N6426H), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported shortly after takeoff and while still in ground effect, he experienced a windshift and a subsequent tailwind. The aircraft settled to the…
- [Incident 19991116031119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991116031119I), Nov 16, 1999: Cessna 207A (N6426H), Ambler, AK. (-23) The pilot stated on short final, he pulled back on the throttle and approx. 1/4 mile from runway. The engine vibrated and then stopped. The pilot made an…

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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