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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Dillingham, AK · September 12, 2008

Date: September 12, 2008 · 23:40 local
Place: Dillingham, AK
Airport: Shannon'S Pond Airstrip
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: SAYC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6426H
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC08CA123
Reported as: Cessna 207A
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total4,000 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

N6426HRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cessna 207AS/N 20700521 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 207A Engine 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.

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 ground and the aircraft flipped over onto its back. The aircraft was calculated to be ten pounds under gross weight and the runway has been reported to be 2500 feet long.

As the FAA filed it

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 GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CALCULATED TO BE TEN POUNDS UNDER GROSS WEIGHT AND THE RUNWAY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE 2500 FEET LONG.

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 ANC08CA123Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather and runway conditions, and his improper decision to depart downwind, on a wet gravel runway, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain after takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were a tailwind, and…Sep 12, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6426H · 2

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

Incident 20080104000569INormal Cruise · Dillingham, AK(-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…Jan 4, 2008 · Minor damage Incident 19991116031119IFinal Approach · 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 uneventful landing in a dry gravel road which runs in a northeasterly direction heading.Nov 16, 1999