# NTSB ANC00LA043: Cessna U206F, N8255Q, Delta Junction, AK, April 13, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 12, 2000, 16:20 local (Apr 13, 2000, 00:20 UTC) - Place: Delta Junction, AK - Coordinates: 63.700908, -144.89064 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7009&lon=-144.8906&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (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): 48945 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA043 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48945/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA043 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were snow-covered terrain, and a short runway/landing area. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - terrain condition - snow covered (contributing factor) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - short runway/landing area (contributing factor) ## Analysis The commercial certificated pilot was landing at a remote mining airstrip. He was flying a load of fuel to the airstrip. The airstrip, oriented north/south is 1,500 feet long, and 75 feet wide. The pilot said he was landing toward the north with about a 15 knot headwind. He said the south end of the airstrip was covered by mud and water from melting snow, and the north end of the strip was covered by snow. He overflew the area of water, and touched down on the snow. As he touched down, the headwind decreased to zero. He was unable to stop the airplane from going off the end of the airstrip. The airplane received damage to the left main landing gear attach point, the left gear, and about four feet of the outboard end of the left wing. ## Factual narrative On April 12, 2000, about 1620 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna U206F airplane, N8255Q, sustained substantial damage during landing at a remote airstrip, about 46 miles east of Delta Junction, Alaska, about latitude 64 degrees, 27 minutes north, and longitude 144 degrees, 56 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) business flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Allwest Freight Inc., Sterling, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Delta Junction Airport, about 1600. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on April 13, 2000, at 1145, the pilot reported he was flying a load of fuel to a remote mining airstrip. The airstrip, oriented north/south, is 1,500 feet long, and 75 feet wide. The pilot said he was landing toward the north with about a 15 knot headwind. He said the south end of the airstrip was covered by mud and water from melting snow, and the north end of the strip was covered by snow. He overflew the area of water, and touched down on the snow. As he touched down, the headwind decreased to zero. He was unable to stop the airplane from going off the end of the airstrip. The airplane received damage to the left main landing gear attach point, the left gear, and about four feet of the outboard end of the left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8255Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255Q), registered now, S/N U20603116, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna U206F - Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20603116 - Engines: Continental IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Allwest Freight Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: D66, DELTA JUNCTION, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: Pogo Mine, runway 36, 1,500 × 75 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 20,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 15 knots - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °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 20000413009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000413009549A), Apr 13, 2000: Cessna U206F, Delta Junction, AK, No damage. (-23) Airman elected to land long due to standing water on the south 1/3 of the 1,500' long runway. The remainder of the runway was covered with melting ice.… ## Other investigations on N8255Q (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 ANC24FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA102), Sep 24, 2024: Cessna 206 (N8255Q), Chalkyitsik, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to ensure replacement filters… 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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