# NTSB ANC13CA002: Cessna U206F, N9575G, Buckland, AK, October 9, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 9, 2012, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Buckland, AK - Coordinates: 65.758331, -160.559722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.7583&lon=-160.5597&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 19, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO-01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 85304 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC13CA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85304/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85304 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA002 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of airplane control during final approach in gusty wind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 242 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062037/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034000): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034000/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on final approach to a remote gravel bar adjacent to a river, in gusty and variable wind conditions, the 10-knot headwind subsided just before touchdown, and the airplane descend below the anticipated approach path. He initiated a go-around, but the right wing abruptly dropped, and the right main wheel struck the water, which pivoted the airplane 90 degrees to the right. The airplane’s right wing subsequently struck the surface of the water, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while on final approach to a remote gravel bar adjacent to a river, in gusty and variable wind conditions, the 10 knot headwind subsided just before touchdown, and the airplane descend below his anticipated approach path. He initiated a go-around, but the right wing abruptly dropped, and the right main wheel struck the water, which pivoted the airplane 90 degrees to the right. The airplane’s right wing subsequently struck the surface of the water, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9575G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9575G), registered now, S/N U20601775, built 1972 (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: U20601775 - Airframe hours: 11846 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: Golden Eagle Outfitters, doing business as Golden Eagle Outfitters - Registered owner: Golden Eagle Outfitters - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 2012 - Departed: PAOT, Kotzebue, AK - Destination: Buckland, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 12, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 6,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 6,500 as pilot in command, 290 in the last 90 days, 150 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 12 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20121009024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121009024559A), Oct 9, 2012: Cessna U206F, Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. While landing on a gravelbar airstrip that was approximately 900' long, the aircraft's right wheel came in contact with the water at the edge of the gravelbar… ## Other investigations on N9575G (3) 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 ANC17LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA024), May 23, 2017: Cessna U206F (N9575G), Noatak, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: A fire in the airplane's cabin, which initiated for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive thermal damage. - [NTSB ANC98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA013), Dec 16, 1997: Cessna 206 (N9575G), Mnt. Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ANC80DAG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG18), Dec 4, 1979: Cessna 206 (N9575G), Marshall, AK, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85304. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379646&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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/). 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