From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman was landing a Cessna 207 on runway 35 at Kasigluk. On touchdown the crosswind started pushing the airplane to the right of the runway centerline. The airman attempted to correct the problem but was still being pushed by stronger crosswinds. He decided to go around and added power. At that time the nose wheel caught a snow drift that was on the runway. The airplane continued to the right and went off the runway and into a snowbank. The airman said that flat light conditions prevailed and he never saw the snowdrifts. Two snowdrifts were on the right side of the runway approximately two to three feet high and wide. The other company pilot riding along confirmed the sequence of events.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN WAS LANDING A CESSNA 207 ON RUNWAY 35 AT KASIGLUK. ON TOUCHDOWN THE CROSSWIND STARTED PUSHING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS STILL BEING PUSHED BY STRONGER CROSSWINDS. HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND ADDED POWER. AT THAT TIME THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT A SNOW DRIFT THAT WAS ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A SNOWBANK. THE AIRMAN SAID THAT FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND HE NEVER SAW THE SNOWDRIFTS. TWO SNOWDRIFTS WERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE FEET HIGH AND WIDE. THE OTHER COMPANY PILOT RIDING ALONG CONFIRMED THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.
Other reports on N91190 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.