# Accident 20220415002219A: Cessna 207A, Pilot Station, AK, April 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2022, 17:32 local time
- Place: Pilot Station, AK
- Airport: Pilot Station
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UATA
- Location: 61.9616° N, 162.9414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9616&lon=-162.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73503, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-F (registry code 17237, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,405 total, 297 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220415002219A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTING RUNWAY 22 AT PILOT STATION, AK. NO PASSENGERS OR CARGO ONBOARD. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WET WITH SOME SLUSH, LIGHT RAIN, WINDS DIRECT CROSSWIND APPROXIMATELY 16 KNOTS. AIRMAN LINED UP A LITTLE TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE BECAUSE OF THE CROSSWIND. AIRMAN VERIFIED FLAPS WERE SET TO 10 DEGREES, FULL LEFT AIELRON INTO THE WIND. APPLIED FULL POWER AND CLOSE TO ROTATION THE AIRPLANE STARTED SKIDDING TO THE RIGHT DUE TO A STRONG GUST OF WIND. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE HIT A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLAN OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES

## 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 ANC22LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA031), Apr 16, 2022: Cessna 207A (N73503), Pilot Station, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N73503 (3)

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

- [Incident 20101002052479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002052479I), Oct 2, 2010: Cessna 207A (N73503), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Airman stated that while taxiing away from his company ramp a parked fork lift forced him to make a ninety degree right turn. As he made the right turn he…
- [Accident 19871206071159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206071159A), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 207A (N73503), Atmautluak, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to land on the unlighted runway but blocked by a snowmobile. Pulled up over it and landed off side runway.
- [Accident 19810319010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319010669A), Mar 19, 1981: Cessna 207A (N73503), Teller, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered icing, low ceiling and visibility. Ice on windsield. Elected to land. Stalled, flipped over on impact.

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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