# Accident 20170904017599A: Cessna U206G, Kodiak, AK, September 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2017, 14:32 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Airport: Trident Basin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7808° N, 152.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7808&lon=-152.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 180 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170904017599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EAST FROM TRIDENT BASIN THROUGH CUT INTO OCEAN AREA DUE TO GUSTING EASTERLY WINDS.  AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE BUT DECELERATED AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH LARGE OCEAN SWELLS.  AIRMAN ABORTED TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT FLOAT SUPPORT STRUTS COLLAPSED CAUSING RIGHT WING TO SINK INTO WATER.

## 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 ANC17LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA053), Sep 4, 2017: Cessna U206G (N16GP), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: ***This probable cause was modified on November 27, 2018. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original probable cause.*** The pilot's improper decision to takeoff in an area of rough…

## Other reports on N16GP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820502027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502027819I), May 2, 1982: Cessna U206G (N16GP), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Pilot returned with inoperative flaps. Forgot to lower gear. Landed gear up. Found faulty flap switch contact.

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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