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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T206H · Halibut Cove, AK · July 3, 2016

Date: July 3, 2016 · 17:53 local
Place: Halibut Cove, AK
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6251K
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16LA038
Reported as: Cessna T206H
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total670 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N6251KRegistered now · Cessna T206HS/N T20608832 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCessna T206H Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AJ1AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The single engine sea rated private pilot approached the Cove from the east, intending to land heading west. There is a large island located in the middle of the Cove, approximately on a heading of west from the approach path. According to several witnesses, the landing speed was excessive. The landing attempt resulted in a bounce and when the aircraft was not climbing rapidly enough to avoid the island, the PIC attempted a steep-banked left turn, while approximately 20 feet above the ground. The aircraft turned past the water channel and headed for land. The aircraft was unable to outclimb the rapidly rising terrain on the south shore and the left wing and float struck a tree 100-150' above the water. The impact resulted in substancial damage and tore the left float from the aircraft. After the impact, the aircraft descended and impacted the water a few hundred feet to the west of the tree, next to a ferry boat. The PIC was not injured during the tree or water impact.

As the FAA filed it

THE SINGLE ENGINE SEA RATED PRIVATE PILOT APPROACHED THE COVE FROM THE EAST, INTENDING TO LAND HEADING WEST. THERE IS A LARGE ISLAND LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COVE, APPROXIMATELY ON A HEADING OF WEST FROM THE APPROACH PATH. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, THE LANDING SPEED WAS EXCESSIVE. THE LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A BOUNCE AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO AVOID THE ISLAND, THE PIC ATTEMPTED A STEEP-BANKED LEFT TURN, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED PAST THE WATER CHANNEL AND HEADED FOR LAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ON THE SOUTH SHORE AND THE LEFT WING AND FLOAT STRUCK A TREE 100-150' ABOVE THE WATER. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE AND TORE THE LEFT FLOAT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE WATER A FEW HUNDRED FEET TO THE WEST OF THE TREE, NEXT TO A FERRY BOAT. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE TREE OR WATER IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHalibut Cove, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an attempted go-around.Jul 4, 2016 · Substantial damage

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