- Date
- May 27, 1982, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ouzinkie, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4877XCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820527020069A
- Case key
- 72124
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During arrival, the pilot made his landing approach over the village so as to land the float plane on the bay and into a 30 knot head wind. While on final approach, the aircraft's rate of descent increased. The pilot added full power and started to raise the nose, but the plane struck the beach in about six inches of water. The plane bounced into the bay and remained afloat, but both wings and both floats were damaged. The water rudders were unusable, but the plane was taxied to a beach by sailing and using power. The pilot believed he had encountered wind shear during the landing approach; however, wind shear was not verified. The aircraft's center-or-gravity was near the forward limit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4877X
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605561
- Airframe hours
- 887
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Robert F. Stanford
- Registered owner
- Robert F. Stanford
- Departed
- 9Z3 · Kodiak, AK
- Destination
- Q59 · Fremonot, CA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- KOZ · Ouzinkie Seaplane Base
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,649 total · 111 in this make and model · 2,467 as pilot in command · 193 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 117 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.