# Accident 20150627009659A: Cessna U206G, Anchorage, AK, June 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2015, 14:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QPOA
- Location: 61.2153° N, 149.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2153&lon=-149.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756BW-2016-10-14) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 17 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150627009659A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING TOUCH DOWN ON RWY25, MERRILL FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, LANDED AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN SHEARING OFF THE 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 ANC15CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA042), Jun 27, 2015: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N756BW (3)

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

- [Accident 20020726018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726018209A), Jul 26, 2002: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Olgabay, AK, No damage. (-23) The pilot was distracted when items fell out of the map compartment during take-off. The aircraft was at about 100 feet altitude when the pilot was…
- [Incident 19850309018869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309018869I), Mar 9, 1985: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Auto pulled out in front of taxiing aircraft. Pilot unable to avoid collision. Police cited driver.
- [Incident 19790628017719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628017719I), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna U206G (N756BW), Alexander Creek, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over while taxiing in shallow water.

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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