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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Quinhagak, AK · July 29, 2008

Date
July 29, 2008 · 14:30 local
Place
Quinhagak, AK
Airport
Quinhagak
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9952M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC08LA093
Reported as
Cessna 207
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,200 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) N9922M CE-207 made a normal approach and touch down on runway 30 at aqh. During roll out when the nose wheel touched down the airacraft made a sharp left turn. The pilot applied full right rudder with no effect. The pilot stated there was no resistance when the right rudder was applied. He applied full power to attempt to get airborne. The runway is elevated approximately 20 feet above the tundra. The aircraft ran down the slope approximately 100 feet to the edge of the tundra where it appeared to become airborne for about 50 feet when the right wing tip hit the ground pulling the nose wheel into the tundra mud. There was a 50 foot trench in the mud to where the aircraft came to rest and sank up to it's belly in the mud. The right wing tip was damaged and the right wing was buckled at the fuselage. The nose gear was broken off. The rudder trim was centered and power had been pulled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N9922M CE-207 MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 30 AT AQH. DURING ROLL OUT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRACRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN THE RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED. HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT TO GET AIRBORNE. THE RUNWAY IS ELEVATED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE TUNDRA. THE AIRCRAFT RAN DOWN THE SLOPE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE EDGE OF THE TUNDRA WHERE IT APPEARED TO BECOME AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 50 FEET WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND PULLING THE NOSE WHEEL INTO THE TUNDRA MUD. THERE WAS A 50 FOOT TRENCH IN THE MUD TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND SANK UP TO IT'S BELLY IN THE MUD. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING WAS BUCKLED AT THE FUSELAGE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF. THE RUDDER TRIM WAS CENTERED AND POWER HAD BEEN PULLED.

NTSB investigation

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