# NTSB ANC08CA036: Cessna 207, N7380U, Chefornak, AK, February 7, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 7, 2008, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC) - Place: Chefornak, AK - Coordinates: 60.149166, -164.285552 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1492&lon=-164.2856&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 67555 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC08CA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67555/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA036 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The commercial certificated pilot was landing on a snow-covered runway at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross-country positioning flight. The pilot reported that he had a crosswind of about 15 knots, oriented about 30 degrees to the right of the runway heading. As the airplane was in the landing flare, the pilot said that a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The right main landing gear tire touched down to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to correct the position of the airplane, and attempted to abort the landing, but the left elevator struck an unknown object, and the airplane pivoted to the left. The nose landing gear was torn off, and airplane came to rest along the left side of the runway. ## Factual narrative The commercial certificated pilot was landing on a snow-covered runway at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross-country positioning flight. The pilot reported that he had crosswind of about 15 knots, oriented about 30 degrees to the right of the runway heading. As the airplane was in the landing flare, the pilot said that a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The right main landing gear tire touched down to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to correct the position of the airplane, and attempted to abort the landing, but the left elevator struck an unknown object, and the airplane pivoted to the left. The nose landing gear was torn off, and airplane came to rest along the left side of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7380U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7380U-2018-08-27), registration cancelled 2018-08-27, S/N 20700428 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 207 - Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700428 - Engines: Continental IO-520F reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Flight Alaska Inc., doing business as Yute Air Alaska - Registered owner: Bethel Leasing - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: PABE, Bethel, AK - Destination: PACK, Chefornak, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: PACK, Chefornak, runway 34, 2,500 × 35 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: -9 °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 20080207012209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207012209A), Feb 7, 2008: Cessna 207A, Chefornak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot on landing at Chefornak runway 34 drifted to the left side of the runway, catching the left main gear in the snow berm. This caused the… ## Other investigations on N7380U (2) 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 ANC08LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA106), Aug 18, 2008: Cessna 207A (N7380U), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's excessive taxi speed while taxiing to the runway, and his failure to see the stopped airplane ahead of him in time to avoid a collision. - [NTSB ANC98LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA150), Sep 10, 1998: Cessna 207A (N7380U), Hughes, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and an inadvertent stall. A factor in the accident was the presence of a tail wind. 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.