# Accident 20241004015029A: Cessna U206B, Talkeetna, AK, October 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2024, 11:03 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Chelatna Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4400° N, 151.4400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4400&lon=-151.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3495L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3495L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 149 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241004015029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT: WATER LANDING ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS (LANDING GEAR UP) AT CHELATNA LAKE. LAKE SURFACE CHOPPY, LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, FLIPPED ON THIRD BOUNCE.

INTERVIEW COMMENTS: AIRMAN OVERFLEW CHELATNA LAKE, SAW CHOPPY WATER, NO WHITECAPS. SAW CAT'S PAWS ON SOUTH END OF LAKE. ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR LANDING TO THE NW. WAVES APPEARED TO BE LARGER THAN ANY EVER PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. APPROACHED @ 80 KTS NORMAL ATTITUDE. BOUNCED ONCE, BOUNCED SECOND TIME, HIT AND FLIPPED ON THIRD TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ANC25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA004), Oct 4, 2024: Cessna U206B (N3495L), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed go-around decision, which resulted in inadvertent contact with the landing surface, loss of directional control, and a nose over in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N3495L (1)

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

- [Incident 19890630050709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890630050709I), Jun 30, 1989: Cessna U206B (N3495L), Myrtle Beach, SC. Engine failure. Declared emergency. Landed safely. No fuel in left tank, also sludge in fuel drain with water.

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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