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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Chinitna Bay, AK · June 6, 2017

Date
June 6, 2017 · 18:15 local
Place
Chinitna Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
8NIA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N207RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA353
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-F
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total53 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During landing rollout on beach, pilot experienced significant push towards water from wind, and executed go-around. Aircraft struck soft sand, causing nose tire to dig in, and subsequent propellor strike. Aircraft flipped over after nose dug into sand.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON BEACH, PILOT EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT PUSH TOWARDS WATER FROM WIND, AND EXECUTED GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOFT SAND, CAUSING NOSE TIRE TO DIG IN, AND SUBSEQUENT PROPELLOR STRIKE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER NOSE DUG INTO SAND.

NTSB investigation

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