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FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Bethel, AK · June 2, 2024

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Date
June 2, 2024 · 15:57 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9651M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA043
Reported as
Cessna 207A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
909 total306 in this make and model244 in the last 90 days
N9651MRegistered now · Cessna 207AS/N 20700715 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 207AEngine modelContinental IO-520-FReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airman was cleared by ATC to takeoff runway 1L in behtlel, AK. The airman was in a company Cessna 207 privacy data omitted. The airplane was cargo only. The airman stated that he was practicing a shortfield takeoff. The operating handbook for the 207 states that for a normal takeoff the flaps can be set at zero or ten degress. The airman stated the flaps were at ten degress for takeoff. After rotation and approximately one hundred feet in the air the airman stated that the flaps retracted on there own. The airplane started to sink so the airman lowered the nose. Before the airplane was going to contact the runway the airman pulled back on the nose striking the tail section on the runway. This caused the nose of the aircraft to fall foward collapsing the front nose tire. The engine was still running. The propeller struck the runway pavement several times as the airplane slid to a stop. Following the NTSB initial examination of the aircraft. The NTSB indicated the flaps were fully functional at the time of the event.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS CLEARED BY ATC TO TAKEOFF RUNWAY 1L IN BEHTLEL, AK. THE AIRMAN WAS IN A COMPANY CESSNA 207 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRPLANE WAS CARGO ONLY. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING A SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF. THE OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR THE 207 STATES THAT FOR A NORMAL TAKEOFF THE FLAPS CAN BE SET AT ZERO OR TEN DEGRESS. THE AIRMAN STATED THE FLAPS WERE AT TEN DEGRESS FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER ROTATION AND APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET IN THE AIR THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE FLAPS RETRACTED ON THERE OWN. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SINK SO THE AIRMAN LOWERED THE NOSE. BEFORE THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY THE AIRMAN PULLED BACK ON THE NOSE STRIKING THE TAIL SECTION ON THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL FOWARD COLLAPSING THE FRONT NOSE TIRE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT SEVERAL TIMES AS THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP. FOLLOWING THE NTSB INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NTSB INDICATED THE FLAPS WERE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC24LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBethel, AKThe pilot’s improper short-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.Jun 3, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9651M · 4

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

Incident 20131028021339IFalse Pass, AKThe pilot aborted a landing with insufficient runway left. The main wheels contacted a berm and dragged in the overrun before the aircraft became airborne.Oct 28, 2013 · No damageIncident 20080713841399ITakeoff Ground Roll(-23) Pilot landed on hallo bay which is a sandy beach. On takeoff from hallo bay aircraft didn't accelerate as quickly as pilot expected. Before rotation aircraft went through some soft sand and water. Aircraft was nose high when it impacted river bank.Jul 13, 2008 · Substantial damageAccident 19910210003159AScud Running · Kivalina, AKAircraft crashed into side of mountain. Was flying in white out condition. Stated hill invisible right to impact.Feb 10, 1991 · Substantial damageAccident 19881228056939AUnauth Low Level Opns · Kivalina, AKReported partial power loss and flew into the snow covered ground at night trying to find the designated airport.Dec 28, 1988 · Substantial damage