# Accident 20230213001229A: Cessna U206F, Birchwood, AK, February 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: H4AC
- Location: 61.4147° N, 149.5091° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4147&lon=-149.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9572G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9572G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,120 total, 7,700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230213001229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON AN UNPLOWED RUNWAY WITH WHAT HE ESTIMATED TO BE 10-12 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW. THE RUNWAY HAD KNOWN SNOW BERMS ON THE EDGES WHICH BLOCKED THE PILOT'S VIEW OF RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF HE STATED HE DIDN'T PERCIEVE HE WAS VEERING OFF OF THE CENTER PART OF THE RUNWAY.  HE ASSESSED THAT AFTER APROXIMATELY 800 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT THE SNOW BERM, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SHARPLY TURN LEFT, MAKING THE AIRCRAFT PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY DIRECTION.  THE SHARP LEFT TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND/RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF THE OUTBOARD RIGHT HAND WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR SINGLE PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC23LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA022), Feb 14, 2023: Cessna U206F (N9572G), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in flat light conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a snow berm.

## Other reports on N9572G (1)

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

- [Incident 20100625041079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100625041079I), Jun 25, 2010: Cessna U206F (N9572G), Aniak, AK, No damage. Reported to [privacy data omitted], dispatcher at nac: contacted by [privacy data omitted] that nac flight 52, anc to Aniak landed at Aniak and ryan air was on…

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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