# Accident 20211022021849A: Cessna 208B, Juneau, AK, October 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2021, 08:50 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P9KA
- Location: 58.3554° N, 134.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3554&lon=-134.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N754KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N754KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-114A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211022021849A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 22, 2021, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 208 LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING ROTATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCAFT REACHED ROTATION SPEED, IT ABRUPTY BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STATED THAT THE LEFT RUDDER FELT LIMITED. DUE TO THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BECAUSE IT WAS PARTIALLY AIRBORNE WITH A HIGH LIKLIHOOD OF REACHING THE FLOAT POND IF A FULL ABORT WAS INITIATED, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. THIS MANUEVAR RESULTED IN A VIOLENT GROUND LOOP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE CONTROL ISSUE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED.

A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE CO-PILOT'S SEAT STATED THAT HE DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS AT ANY POINT.

## 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 ANC22LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA003), Oct 22, 2021: Cessna 208B (N754KP), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N754KP (1)

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

- [Accident 20170522009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170522009189A), May 22, 2017: Cessna 208B (N754KP), Skagway, AK, Minor damage. N754KP departed the juneau airport at 8AM for a flight to Skagway. Approximatley 8:45AM a goose struck the right side winscreen roughly 5 miles form the…

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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