# Accident 20170905020729A: Cessna U206G, Chicken, AK, September 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chicken, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMAA
- Location: 64.3181° N, 141.4197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3181&lon=-141.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734GW) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA549) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED ON A HIGHWAY, PARKED AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE, AND PICKED UP A PASSENGER. THEN BACK TAXIED UP THE HIGHWAY, MADE THE TURN AND APPLIED POWER FOR THE TAKE OFF ROLL. HE FELT A LURCH AND REALIZED HE HAD NOT DISENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE AND SAW IT RELEASE ON ITS OWN. HE ASSUMED THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE LURCH AND PROCEEDED WITH TAKE OFF AND THE FLIGHT TO HOME BASE. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT NO DIFFERENCE IN THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS ON THE RETURN TRIP. HE DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE DURING REFUELING AT HOME BASE.

## 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 GAA17CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA549), Sep 5, 2017: Cessna U206 (N734GW), Chicken, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a sign while taking off from a road.

## Other reports on N734GW (3)

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

- [Accident 19930517014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930517014049A), May 17, 1993: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage. Landed in severe gusty wind. Blown over turning crosswind onto taxiway too much wind to taxi without assistance.
- [Accident 19881005044689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005044689A), Oct 5, 1988: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Eagle, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted air drop groceries to a village. Package hit and substantially damaged the horizontal stabilizer.
- [Incident 19851104064789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851104064789I), Nov 4, 1985: Cessna U206G (N734GW), Tetlin, AK. Engine stopped at 400 AGL during takeoff. Landed on frozen lake without damage. Malfunction not reported.

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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