# Accident 20240602005249A: Cessna 207A, Bethel, AK, June 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2024, 15:57 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 60.7852° N, 161.8317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7852&lon=-161.8317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9651M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9651M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 306 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240602005249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC24LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA043), Jun 3, 2024: Cessna 207A (N9651M), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper short-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N9651M (4)

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

- [Incident 20131028021339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131028021339I), Oct 28, 2013: Cessna 207A (N9651M), False Pass, AK, No damage. The pilot aborted a landing with insufficient runway left. The main wheels contacted a berm and dragged in the overrun before the aircraft became airborne.
- [Incident 20080713841399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080713841399I), Jul 13, 2008: Cessna 207 (N9651M), Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19910210003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910210003159A), Feb 10, 1991: Cessna 207 (N9651M), Kivalina, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into side of mountain. Was flying in white out condition. Stated hill invisible right to impact.
- [Accident 19881228056939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228056939A), Dec 28, 1988: Cessna 207A (N9651M), Kivalina, AK, Substantial damage. Reported partial power loss and flew into the snow covered ground at night trying to find the designated airport.

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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