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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Homer, AK · August 19, 2010

Date
August 19, 2010 · 14:20 local
Place
Homer, AK
Airport
Homer Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9815M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC10LA074
Reported as
Cessna U206G
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,786 total5,000 in this make and model200 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.

At approximately 1410 ast at an altitude of 5000' MSL, there was a sudden total power failure. The pilot immediately switched from the right fuel tank to the left fuel tank and switched on the emergency fuel pump with no results. The pilot completed the emergency checklist but was unable to restart engine. He glided down the grewink glacier until at about 2000'MSL, he made an emergency landing and the plane slid on the surface until hitting a crevace. The aircraft flipped on its back and came to rest. The pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft through the co-pilots window. One passenger was injured when he hit his head falling out of his seat after unbuckling his seat belt.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 AST AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5000' MSL, THERE WAS A SUDDEN TOTAL POWER FAILURE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND SWITCHED ON THE EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP WITH NO RESULTS. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. HE GLIDED DOWN THE GREWINK GLACIER UNTIL AT ABOUT 2000'MSL, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE PLANE SLID ON THE SURFACE UNTIL HITTING A CREVACE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE CO-PILOTS WINDOW. ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD FALLING OUT OF HIS SEAT AFTER UNBUCKLING HIS SEAT BELT.

NTSB investigation

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