# NTSB ANC22LA031: Cessna 207A, N73503, Pilot Station, AK, April 16, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 15, 2022, 17:32 local (Apr 16, 2022, 01:32 UTC) - Place: Pilot Station, AK - Coordinates: 61.96155, -162.94136 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9616&lon=-162.9414&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 104965 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA031 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104965/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104965 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA031 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during takeoff, a crosswind pushed the airplane to the right. He aborted the takeoff and attempted to correct for the right drift to no avail. Subsequently, the airplane continued to the right, exited the runway, impacted a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N73503](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73503), registered now, S/N 20700599, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 207A - Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700599 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 23041 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Ryan Air Inc - Registered owner: Ryan Air Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, March 31, 2022, 88 hours before - Destination: PABE, Bethel, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: OAK, Pilot Station, runway 22, 4,000 × 75 ft, gravel - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 12, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,405 total, 297 in this make and model, 457 as pilot in command, 188 in the last 90 days, 73 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.63 inHg - Observed at: PASM, 12 nm away - METAR: PASM 160154Z AUTO 15012G18KT 10SM RA FEW015 BKN020 OVC047 02/01 A2963 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0136 RAB40 P0001 FZRANO ## 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 20220415002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220415002219A), Apr 15, 2022: Cessna 207A, Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Airman departing runway 22 at Pilot Station, AK. No passengers or cargo onboard. Runway conditions wet with some slush, light rain, winds direct crosswind… ## Other investigations on N73503 (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 ANC88DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG01), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 207A (N73503), Atmautluak, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC81FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA031), Mar 19, 1981: Cessna 207A (N73503), Teller, AK, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 30, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104965. 1.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14201659&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Print%20PDF%206120%20ANC22LA031_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 9 pages, 343 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14201669&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ANC22LA031-Rel.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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.