# Accident 20110523008659A: Cessna T207A, Monument Valley, UT, May 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GCNA
- Location: 37.0167° N, 110.2069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0167&lon=-110.2069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803AN-2014-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073615, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (registry code 17266, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-M
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 109 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110523008659A

## Narrative

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

GRAND CANYON AIRLINES OPERATING A CE-207, INTO MONUMENT VALLEY (UT25) AIRPORT LANDED HARD IN WINDY AND GUSTY CROSS WIND CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE MADE A LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY WHICH PUT THE WIND ON THE TAIL, WITH THAT AND THE LOAD THE AIRCRAFT HAD, IT STALLED DRAGGING THE LEFT WING IN THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AOPA AIRPORT CHART STATES NO GO AROUNDS.

## 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 WPR11FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA232), May 23, 2011: Cessna T207A (N803AN), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate a go-around after a bounced landing at an airport where go-arounds were not advised and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around.

## Other reports on N803AN (1)

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

- [Incident 20070406007339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406007339I), Apr 6, 2007: Cessna T207A (N803AN), Prescott, AZ. (-23) On April 6, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] flew N803AN on a training flight with [privacy data omitted]. On climb, aircraft lost elevator trim…

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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