# NTSB ANC22LA048: Cessna 208, N265KP, Elfin Cove, AK, June 26, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 26, 2022, 11:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Elfin Cove, AK - Coordinates: 58.127212, -136.31496 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1272&lon=-136.3150&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: 8 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 105388 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA048 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105388/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105388 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA048 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s momentary distraction from conflicting boat traffic. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 208, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073702), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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 208, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073702), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 208, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073702), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the float and wheel-equipped airplane reported that while the airplane was accelerating on the water for takeoff it veered to the right. While attempting to correct for the veer, he noticed a skiff in his departure path, which caused a momentary distraction. Unable to correct for the veer he aborted the takeoff but was unable to avoid an impact with the rocky shoreline, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N265KP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N265KP), registered now, S/N 20800375 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 208 - Registry model: [Cessna 208](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (registry code 2073702) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20800375 - Airframe hours: 6130 - Engines: Honeywell Aerospace, Inc. TPE331-12JR 900 hp turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Kalinin Partners LLC, doing business as Alaska Seaplanes - Registered owner: Kalinin Partners LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, June 3, 2022 - Destination: Juneau, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: ELV, Elfin Cove - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 15, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 3,146 total, 221 in this make and model, 3,032 as pilot in command, 151 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.28 inHg - Observed at: PAGS, 26 nm away - METAR: PAGS 261956Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01780122 ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105388. 6.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14188056&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20dms_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 210 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14189501&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N265KP%20Pilot%20Written%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 611 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14581651&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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