# Accident 20160703010399A: Cessna T206H, Halibut Cove, AK, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 17:53 local time
- Place: Halibut Cove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5944° N, 151.2469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5944&lon=-151.2469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6251K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6251K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 670 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703010399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC16LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA038), Jul 4, 2016: Cessna 206 (N6251K), Halibut Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an attempted go-around.

## Other reports on N6251K (1)

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

- [Incident 20140327004509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140327004509I), Mar 27, 2014: Cessna T206H (N6251K), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. The passenger arrived at the aircraft approximately 30 minutes before the pilot-in-command (PIC). He had attached the tow bar to pull the aircraft out of the…

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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