# Accident 20140408003789A: Cessna 207, Shaw Island, WA, April 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shaw Island, WA
- Airport: Shaw Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RO1A
- Location: 48.5756° N, 122.9753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5756&lon=-122.9753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 26,516 total, 16 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140408003789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN.BOUNCED ON RT WHEEL THEN LT, THEN RT,LT, RT. A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE TAIL TO STRIKE A BURM

## 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 WPR14CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA162), Apr 8, 2014: Cessna 207 (N685S), Shaw Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing flare with a gusting tailwind.

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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