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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206D · Homer, AK · July 10, 2009

Date: July 10, 2009 · 11:00 local
Place: Homer, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71951
Reported as: Cessna U206D
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total4,000 in this make and model197 in the last 90 days

N71951Registration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Cessna U206DS/N U206-1235 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna U206D 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.

On July 10, 2009 at approximately 11:00 am, pilot privacy data omitted, with 5 passengers on board landed on the "clamming beach" at chinitna bay. This beach is located on the north side of the bay, the second bay in from spring point. On roll out after landing, going about 15 mph the airplane hit a soft spot and started to sink in. After about a plane length the plane's front tire gave out and the prop hit the sand, immediately stopping the engine. There were no injuries. This was a non-revenue flight, operating under part 91.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD LANDED ON THE "CLAMMING BEACH" AT CHINITNA BAY. THIS BEACH IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BAY, THE SECOND BAY IN FROM SPRING POINT. ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, GOING ABOUT 15 MPH THE AIRPLANE HIT A SOFT SPOT AND STARTED TO SINK IN. AFTER ABOUT A PLANE LENGTH THE PLANE'S FRONT TIRE GAVE OUT AND THE PROP HIT THE SAND, IMMEDIATELY STOPPING THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS WAS A NON-REVENUE FLIGHT, OPERATING UNDER PART 91.