# NTSB ANC06CA004: Cessna 206, N4447Z, Seward, AK, October 9, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 9, 2005, 11:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Seward, AK - Coordinates: 60.050277, -147.824722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0503&lon=-147.8247&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Anchorage FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62657 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06CA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62657/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA004 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an on ground encounter with terrain, and subsequent loss of control while landing. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll ## Analysis While conducting a 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight, the commercial pilot was landing a nose wheel-equipped airplane on a gravel-covered off airport site, with a prevailing left crosswind. The pilot stated he inadvertently allowed the airplane to touchdown to the right of the landing site, and the right wing and nose wheel struck rock-covered terrain. The nose wheel subsequently collapsed, and the airplane pivoted to the right, followed by the left wing striking the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On October 9, 2005, about 1145 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N4447Z, sustained substantial damage while landing on a gravel-covered off airport site, located 45 miles east of Seward, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the Seward Airport, Seward, about 1115. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on October 13, the pilot reported that he was landing on a gravel-covered off airport site, with a prevailing left crosswind. The pilot stated he inadvertently allowed the airplane to touchdown to the right of the landing site, and the right wing and nose wheel struck rock-covered terrain. The nose wheel subsequently collapsed, and the airplane pivoted to the right, followed by the left wing striking the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: N4447Z (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 206 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U2061479 - Airframe hours: 9626.9 - Engines: Continental IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dennis T. Perry - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 1, 2005, 17 hours before - Departed: SWD, Seward, AK - Destination: Seward, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 6,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 6,120 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft overcast - 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 20051009025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009025779A), Oct 9, 2005: Cessna U206E, Latouch Island, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing the pilot encountered gusty x-winds which exceeded the x-wind component of the aircraft. The aircraft landed hard causing the nose gear to… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.