# Accident 20190506004069A: Cessna 207A, Quinhagak, AK, May 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2019, 19:05 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 59.7551° N, 161.8454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINHAGAK (AQH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7551&lon=-161.8454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7320U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7320U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,088 total, 180 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004069A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR BY A BUMP (FROST HEAVE), CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7320U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800721027089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800721027089A), Jul 21, 1980: Cessna 207A (N7320U), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit equipment on runway during landing.

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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