# NTSB ANC00LA085: Cessna 207, N1658U, Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, July 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 6, 2000, 18:30 local (Jul 7, 2000, 02:30 UTC) - Place: Anaktuvuk Pass, AK - Coordinates: 68.150108, -151.710021 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1501&lon=-151.7100&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 49693 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC00LA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49693/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA085 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were a fuel drum, and a tailwind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - object - other (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing ## Analysis The certificated airline transport pilot was landing at a remote off airport site. The tundra-covered site, oriented southwest/northeast, is about 800 feet long, and 100 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the site and noted a 55 gallon fuel drum at the southwest end of the site. He said that there was a light wind from the northeast, making a downwind approach necessary due to the location of the fuel drum. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach to the southwest. During the approach the tailwind carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot. When the airplane touched down, the main wheels hit a rut that bounced the airplane back into the air. The pilot added full power to abort the landing, and just after lift-off, the airplane's nose wheel and propeller collided with the fuel drum at the end of the airstrip. After the airplane struck the fuel drum, the engine began to vibrate violently. The pilot selected a tundra-covered forced landing site, about 1/4 mile from his original intended landing site. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and fuselage. ## Factual narrative On July 6, 2000, about 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1658U, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing, about 85 miles northeast of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, at latitude 68 degrees, 42 minutes north, and longitude 146 degrees, 08 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Alaska Flyers, Kaktovik, Alaska. The solo certificated airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was in effect. The flight originated at the Deadhorse Airport, Deadhorse, Alaska, about 1630. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on July 7, the pilot reported he was landing at a remote off airport site that was also being used by a helicopter crew working in the area. The tundra-covered site, oriented southwest/northeast, is about 800 feet long, and 100 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the site and noted a 55 gallon fuel drum at the southwest end of the site, presumably left behind by the helicopter crew. He said that there was a light wind from the northeast, making a downwind approach necessary due to the location of the fuel drum. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach to the southwest. During the approach the tailwind carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot. He said that when the airplane touched down, the main wheels hit a rut, and bounced the airplane back into the air. The pilot said he added full power to abort the landing, and just after lift-off, the airplane's nose wheel and propeller collided with the fuel drum at the end of the airstrip. He said that after the airplane struck the fuel drum, the engine began to vibrate violently. The pilot selected a tundra-covered forced landing site, about 1/4 mile from his original intended landing site. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1658U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1658U), registered now, S/N 20700258, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 207 - Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700258 - Airframe hours: 1353 - Engines: Continental IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Maa, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 9, 2000, 88 hours before - Departed: SCC, DEADHORSE, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13,248 total, 5,748 in this make and model, 13,100 as pilot in command, 88 in the last 90 days, 88 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °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 20000706005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706005539A), Jul 6, 2000: Cessna 207, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed downwind on a 800' strip, elev EST 3000'. Aborted the landing due to a 55 gallon drum that had been left in the middle of the runway 100'… ## Other investigations on N1658U (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 GAA18CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA154), Feb 25, 2018: Cessna 207 (N1658U), Newtok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly check that the flight controls were correctly configured before… 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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