# Accident 20130529009769A: Cessna U206G, King Salmon, AK, May 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: Lake Brooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E8DC
- Location: 58.5548° N, 155.7774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE BROOKS (5Z9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5548&lon=-155.7774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77206, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77206) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,758 total, 69 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130529009769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW TWO PASSENGERS FROM HOMER (5BL) TO LAKE BROOKS (5Z9). DURING THE DESCENT TO LANDING ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH, THE PIC INITIALLY FLEW AT 60 KTS WITH A DESCENT OF 150FPM RATE OF DESCENT. DUE TO THE EXTREMELY GLASSY WATER AS WELL AS DIVIDING HIS ATTENTION BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC LOST SOME DEPTH PERCEPTION. THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 53 KTS AND 200' PER MINUTE RATE OF DESCENT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE WATER, THE PIC REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND INCREASED BACK PRESSURE (PULLED BACK) ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THIS PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ABNORMALLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE WATER SURFACE HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTROL SURFACE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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