# Accident 20170626005969A: Cessna 207, Vinalhaven, ME, June 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2017, 07:20 local time
- Place: Vinalhaven, ME
- Airport: Mary Talbot Memorial Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O59A
- Location: 44.0706° N, 68.8217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0706&lon=-68.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,438 total, 356 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626005969A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA213), Jun 26, 2017: Cessna 207 (N207GM), Vinalhaven, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent go-around with insufficient distance to clear trees during the climb.

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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