# Accident 20230814008799A: Cessna U206G, Skwentna, AK, August 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2023, 10:20 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 61.9530° N, 151.2536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9530&lon=-151.2536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4891Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4891Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,653 total, 500 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230814008799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE YENTNA RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF FISH CREEK HEADING UPSTREAM CLOSE TO MID-DAY. THE LEFT FLOAT IMPACTED A SUBMERGED SAND / GRAVEL BAR IN THE SHALLOW PART OF THE RIVER AFTER COMING OFF STEP IN THE LANDING. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP NOSE OVER AND THE LEFT FORWARD FLOAT SUPPORT STRUT TO SNAP. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE ALONG WITH THE RIGHT WING FROM THE LIFT STRUT OUT TO THE WING TIP.

## 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 ANC23LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA063), Aug 14, 2023: Cessna U206G (N4891Z), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s float contacted an undetected submerged gravel bar during landing which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N4891Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20190608006199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190608006199I), Jun 8, 2019: Cessna U206G (N4891Z), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot in command stated that the approach was normal and upon touchdown to lake hood was harder than he anticipated and bounced off the water. The 2nd…

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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