# Accident 20160115003779A: Cessna 208B, Hooper Bay, AK, January 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hooper Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 61.5236° N, 166.1461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5236&lon=-166.1461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104AN-2017-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,277 total, 550 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160115003779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY THE DESIRED RUNWAY AND CONSEQUENTLY LANDED SEVERAL FEET TO ITS RIGHT AND PARALLEL TO IT.

## 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 GAA16CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA109), Jan 15, 2016: Cessna CE-208 (N104AN), Hooper Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify the runway, resulting in the airplane touching down a few feet to the right of the runway.

## Other reports on N104AN (1)

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

- [Incident 20060121008839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060121008839I), Jan 21, 2006: Cessna 208B (N104AN), South Bend, IN. (-23) Aircraft declared emergency to chicago ARTCC after experiencing a temporary power loss. Pilot reported to a loud bang followed by engine power loss which…

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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