# Accident 20230703014369A: Cessna 208B, Suffolk, VA, July 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6853° N, 76.5989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6853&lon=-76.5989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (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 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,692 total, 33 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703014369A

## Narrative

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

PIC MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING AFTER PERFORMING SKY DIVE JUMP OPERATIONS AT SUFFOLK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KSFQ).  PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, PIC FAILED TO SUFFICIENTLY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD NOSE DOWN LANDING.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BRACE FAILED, CAUSING SUBSEQUENT NOSE GEAR FAILURE AND PROPELLER STRIKE.

## 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 ERA23LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA292), Jul 3, 2023: Cessna 208B (N716MM), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N716MM (1)

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

- [Accident 20250702008569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250702008569A), Jul 2, 2025: Cessna 208B (N716MM), Williamstown, NJ, Destroyed. Aircraft departed with two pilots and 13 passengers on board to conduct parachute operations. During climbout at approximately 3,000 ft AGL the aircraft engine…

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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