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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207 · Vinalhaven, ME · June 26, 2017

Date
June 26, 2017 · 07:20 local
Place
Vinalhaven, ME
Airport
Mary Talbot Memorial Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
O59A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N207GM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17CA213
Reported as
Cessna 207
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,438 total356 in this make and model32 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.

The pilot experienced a bounced landing on runway 24 and in the subsequent go-around attempt crashed into the woods approximately 150 feet left of the departure end of the runway.

The flap handle was found in the full extended position. The flaps appeared to be approximately halfway extended, consistent with the pilot?s stated procedure execution.

Aircraft was loaded with 786 pounds of mail for the us postal service under the direction of pilot and secured with an approved net.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT GO-AROUND ATTEMPT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET LEFT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

THE FLAP HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL EXTENDED POSITION. THE FLAPS APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY EXTENDED, CONSISTENT WITH THE PILOT?S STATED PROCEDURE EXECUTION.

AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 786 POUNDS OF MAIL FOR THE US POSTAL SERVICE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PILOT AND SECURED WITH AN APPROVED NET.

NTSB investigation

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