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FAA incident report · Cessna U206D · Wien Lake, AK · April 1, 2017

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Date
April 1, 2017 · 11:01 local
Place
Wien Lake, AK
Airport
Wien Lake Alaska
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72094
Reported as
Cessna U206D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,826 total4,000 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N72094Registered now · Cessna U206DS/N U206-1281 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna U206DEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

PIC stated that when he landed at south west end of Wien Lake on 1 apr 17, he began to taxi down the groomed runway. Stated that he made it about 1100? When his left main dipped into a hole under snow causing the aircraft to be turned approx. 30 degrees to the left. The momentum caused the aircraft to go right wing down striking right wing tip and causing prop strike on two of the three blades of the prop. PIC stated he did do a fly over prior to landing and the landing sight looked good. Upon performing a walk from where he landed to where the incident happened PIC discovered what looked like a hole caused by the track of an animal, and had formed a hole not detectable from the air during the fly over. He believes this is where his left main tire slipped into hole causing plane to take action stated above. PIC also stated he had filed a flight plan and received weather brief from flight service station. He was in contact with people at Wien Lake who were on the ground and said conditions were good to land his aircraft out there. He mentioned he had done this several times in the past.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED AT SOUTH WEST END OF WIEN LAKE ON 1 APR 17, HE BEGAN TO TAXI DOWN THE GROOMED RUNWAY. STATED THAT HE MADE IT ABOUT 1100? WHEN HIS LEFT MAIN DIPPED INTO A HOLE UNDER SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE TURNED APPROX. 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO RIGHT WING DOWN STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP AND CAUSING PROP STRIKE ON TWO OF THE THREE BLADES OF THE PROP. PIC STATED HE DID DO A FLY OVER PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE LANDING SIGHT LOOKED GOOD. UPON PERFORMING A WALK FROM WHERE HE LANDED TO WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED PIC DISCOVERED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A HOLE CAUSED BY THE TRACK OF AN ANIMAL, AND HAD FORMED A HOLE NOT DETECTABLE FROM THE AIR DURING THE FLY OVER. HE BELIEVES THIS IS WHERE HIS LEFT MAIN TIRE SLIPPED INTO HOLE CAUSING PLANE TO TAKE ACTION STATED ABOVE. PIC ALSO STATED HE HAD FILED A FLIGHT PLAN AND RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEF FROM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AT WIEN LAKE WHO WERE ON THE GROUND AND SAID CONDITIONS WERE GOOD TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT OUT THERE. HE MENTIONED HE HAD DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST.