# Accident 20211201018539A: Cessna 208, Port Alsworth, AK, December 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2021, 18:25 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Airport: Wilder Runway LLC Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QPOA
- Location: 60.2001° N, 154.3367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2001&lon=-154.3367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9602F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9602F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series (registry code 52150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 47,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211201018539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 6R AT PAKX.  PILOT LANDED IN THE TREES AFTER PERFORMING A GO AROUND DUE TO PARK SERVICE FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC22LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA009), Dec 2, 2021: Cessna 208 (N9602F), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with terrain.

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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