# Accident 20130530009539A: Cessna U206A, Fairbanks, AK, May 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2013, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8567° N, 148.8550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8567&lon=-148.8550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4571K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4571K-2014-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130530009539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING FLOAT OPERATIONS IN A STRAIGHT FLOAT EQUIPPED CE206 IN A NO WIND, VMC CONDITION. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PERSONAL PART 91,  IN PREPARATION FOR A PART 135 INITIAL EVALUATION.  ON LANDING THE RIGHT FLOAT STRUCK THE WATER IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT FLOAT.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT STRAIGHT OVER ON IT'S NOSE AND RESTED IN 6-10 FEET OF WATER, INVERTED.  BOTH FLOATS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE DARKNESS OF THE WATER.

## 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 ANC13CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA052), May 31, 2013: Cessna U206A (N4571K), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in a nose-low impact with glassy water and a subsequent nose-over.

## Other reports on N4571K (2)

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

- [Incident 19990901025509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990901025509I), Sep 1, 1999: Cessna U206A (N4571K), Taylor Mountain, AK, Minor damage. Mr. King was hunting in the Taylor Mountain area, and was wanting to return to palmer. Called and received a weather briefing from the ena automated fss thru…
- [Accident 19880601017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601017599A), Jun 1, 1988: Cessna 206CESSNA (N4571K), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off the runway into a dirt bank.

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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