# Accident 20120309006509A: Cessna U206G, Naknek, AK, March 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2012, 19:10 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HRPA
- Location: 58.7783° N, 156.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7783&lon=-156.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756CL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756CL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,449 total, 1,782 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120309006509A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ALLOWED LEFT LANDING GEAR TO CONTACT SNOW BERM, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND, ALSO DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ANC12CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA027), Mar 9, 2012: Cessna U206G (N756CL), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off from an unsuitable off-airport site.

## Other reports on N756CL (2)

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

- [Accident 20240607008529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607008529A), Jun 7, 2024: Cessna U206G (N756CL), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. On June 7, 2024 Cessna aircraft [privacy data omitted], a U206G, took off from the King Salmon Airport, akn on a part 91 flight under VFR. The aircraft made…
- [Incident 20120309007509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120309007509I), Mar 9, 2012: Cessna U206G (N756CL), Naknek, AK, No damage. The PIC allowed engine failure due to fuel depletion in the selected tank before switching to a full tank. Unable to restart the engine after switching tanks,…

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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