# Accident 20090114000349A: Cessna U206E, Crane Island, WA, January 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2009, 10:15 local time
- Place: Crane Island, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R01A
- Location: 48.5964° N, 122.9956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5964&lon=-122.9956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9428G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9428G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 128 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114000349A

## Narrative

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

CRANE ISLAND AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE RUNWAY, 1270’, WITH WET GRASS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AIRMAN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO SAFELY STOP.  AIRMAN APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER TO “SKID” TO A STOP RESULTING IN RIGHT WING DAMAGE AND PROP STRIKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR09CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA084), Jan 14, 2009: Cessna U206E (N9428G), Crane Island, San Juan Is., WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper application of brakes.

## Other reports on N9428G (3)

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

- [Accident 20050708015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050708015319A), Jul 8, 2005: Cessna U206E (N9428G), Stuart Island, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC made a radio call inbound to 7WA5 (Stuart Island airpark - east). He heard no other calls for the airport. Upon reaching 7WA5 he noticed a plane on…
- [Incident 20000611034219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611034219I), Jun 11, 2000: Cessna U206E (N9428G), Center Island, UT, Minor damage. (-23)The Center Island Airport is a short, (1600 feet) unimproved airport. Pilot landed with gusty crosswinds conditions, and made a hard landing followed by a…
- [Accident 19971009043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971009043509A), Oct 9, 1997: Cessna U206E (N9428G), Friday Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Had just parked and pulled mixture to idle cutoff then wind gust picked up a wing. Damaged other wing and prop. (.4) on October 9, 1997, approximately 1550…

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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