# NTSB ANC00LA033: Cessna 208B, N407GV, Holy Cross, AK, March 4, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 4, 2000, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Holy Cross, AK - Coordinates: 62.180061, -159.839447 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1801&lon=-159.8394&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 50948 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA033 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50948/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA033 ## Probable cause An in-flight separation of a main landing gear tire mud flap, and subsequent impact with the horizontal stabilizer. ## Analysis The commercial certificated pilot departed on a scheduled flight. During cruise, about fifteen minutes after takeoff, he heard a bang. After landing at the destination airport, damage was discovered to the horizontal stabilizer. The left mud flap, normally positioned at the aft side of the main landing gear tire, was missing. The horizontal stabilizer was dented, and had damage to the auxiliary spar. ## Factual narrative On March 4, 2000, about 1230 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 208B airplane, N407GV, sustained substantial damage during cruise flight between Holy Cross, Alaska, and Aniak, Alaska. The location of the occurrence was about 18 miles south of Holy Cross, about latitude 61 degrees, 54 minutes north, and longitude 159 degrees, 40 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated as Flight 2602 by Hageland Aviation Services Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the Holy Cross airport, about 1215. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on March 6, 2000, the director of operations for the company reported the flight was carrying U.S. mail. The pilot was in cruise flight when he heard a bang. After landing at Aniak, damage was discovered to the horizontal stabilizer. The left mud flap, normally positioned at the aft side of the main landing gear tire, was missing. The horizontal stabilizer was dented, and had damage to the auxiliary spar. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - misc eqpt/furnishings - separation (cause) - horizontal stabilizer - foreign object damage (cause) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N407GV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407GV), registered now, S/N 208B0616, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 208B - Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 208B0616 - Airframe hours: 3800 - Engines: P&W PT6-114A 650 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Hageland Aviation Services Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, March 14, 2000, 102 hours before - Departed: 4Z4, HOLY CROSS, AK - Destination: PANI, ANIAK, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days, 176 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 16 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000304038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304038779A), Mar 4, 2000: Cessna 208B, Holy Cross, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The commercial certificated pilot departed on a scheduled flight. During cruise, abour fifteen minutes after takeoff, he heard a bang. After landing at… ## Other investigations on N407GV (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 ANC21LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA025), Mar 13, 2021: Cessna 208B (N407GV), Chevak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the back-taxi for departure in strong crosswind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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