# Accident 20220727007549A: Cessna 207A, Dillingham, AK, July 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2022, 17:05 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6908M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6908M) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727007549A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING APPROACH THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. THE PILOT USED RUDDER TRIM AND POWER TO LAND  SAFELY ON RUNWAY 01 IN DILLINGHAM. RUDDER CONTROL CABLE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. THESE HAVE BEEN SENT TO NTSB MATERIALS LAB FOR FURTHER EVALUATION  EVALUATION.

## 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 ERA22LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA358), Jul 28, 2022: Cessna 207 (N6908M), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect and correct improper rudder control system alignment, the resulting interference with the pulley’s rotation, and the accelerated corrosion and wear of the…

## Other reports on N6908M (1)

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

- [Incident 20120515010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120515010839I), May 15, 2012: Cessna 207A (N6908M), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. N6908M departed runway 19 at Dillingham (dlg) Alaska on take off roll out, a noise from the pilots left rudder pedal was heard, and the aircraft attempted to…

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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