# Accident 20180908013279A: Cessna U206A, Willow, AK, September 8, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 8, 2018, 23:53 local time - Place: Willow, AK - Airport: Willow - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.7814° N, 150.0433° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7814&lon=-150.0433&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8070Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8070Z) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18TA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18TA070) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180908013279A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 7080Z NTSB STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2018, ABOUT 2353 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL ?EQUIPPED CESSNA U206 AIRPLANE, N8070Z, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING THE TUNDRA AND MARSH-COVERED TERRAIN ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE WILLOW AIRPORT (UUO), WILLOW, ALASKA. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI0 IN THE RIGHT SEAT, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT, EACH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DARK, NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT (TKA), TALKEETNA, ALASKA, ABOUT 2030. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS HER FIRST NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT SINCE RECEIVING HER PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION AUGUST 9, 2018. THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED FOR STOP-AND-GO LANDINGS AT MULTIPLE AIRPORTS IN THE AREA. SHE STATED THAT THE CFI HAD ALSO PROVIDED MOST OF HER INITIAL PRIVATE PILOT TRAINING. THE PRIVATE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER COMPLETING ONE FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT UUO, BOTH PILOTS AGREED TO CONDUCT ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING. SHE SAID THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE MAINTAINING RUNWAY HEADING AND CLIMBING THE AIRPLANE TO 1,000 FT MEAN SEAL LEVEL (MSL), SHE STARTED A RIGHT, CROSSWIND TURN INTO A DARK AREA WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON. THE LAST EVENT THAT SHE REMEMBERED WAS THE CFI SAYING, IN PART: ?WHAT?S WRONG WITH YOUR ATTITUDE INDICATOR?? THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. BOTH PILOTS EGRESSED THE FRAGMENTED WRECKAGE THROUGH A LARGE TEAR IN THE FUSELAGE AND COULD NOT ACCESS SURVIVAL GEAR DUE TO THEIR INJURIES AND THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS. THE PILOT?S CELL PHONE WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND SHE CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER WHO CONTACTED THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS. IN A SEPARATE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB IIC & ANOTHER WITH THE FAA IIC, THE CFI RELATED THAT WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT STARTED HER RIGHT TURN OVER THE DARK, UNLIT TERRAIN, HE FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND NOTED THAT THE HORIZON WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE AND THE SOUND OF THE WIND STREAM WAS UNUSUAL. HE STATED THAT HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN BEFORE HE COULD RECOVER. ## 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 ANC18TA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18TA070), Sep 9, 2018: Cessna U206 (N8070Z), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain control during a night landing pattern crosswind turn due to spatial disorientation and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and… ## Other reports on N8070Z (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19920901035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901035009A), Sep 1, 1992: Cessna U206A (N8070Z), Fort Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Over gross on takeoff 772 lbs. Got off on second attempt. Lost oil pressure. Nosed over landing.NR6 cylinder failed 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/). 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