# Accident 20230202001309A: Cessna 207A, Newtok, AK, February 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2023, 14:30 local time
- Place: Newtok, AK
- Airport: Old Newtok Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: T72A
- Location: 60.9392° N, 164.6412° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9392&lon=-164.6412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9996M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9996M) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 38,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230202001309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT IN CROSSWIND LANDING CONDITIONS. ///END///

## 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 ANC23LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA019), Feb 2, 2023: Cessna 207 (N9996M), Newtok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind on an ice-covered runway, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with a snowbank. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N9996M (1)

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

- [Incident 19960305011839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305011839I), Mar 5, 1996: Cessna 207A (N9996M), Kwethluk, AK. Narrative: the pilot stated that upon departing Kwethluk on a soft muddy runway after lift off he experienced a cocked nose wheel causing the aircraft 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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