# Accident 20170606005759A: Cessna 207A, Chinitna Bay, AK, June 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2017, 18:15 local time
- Place: Chinitna Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 8NIA
- Location: 59.8661° N, 153.1186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8661&lon=-153.1186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170606005759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA353), Jun 6, 2017: Cessna 207 (N207RB), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the nosewheel breaking and a subsequent noseover.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.