- Date
- May 8, 1983, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Twin Hills, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N49HHCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830508018339A
- Case key
- 4116
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was dispatched to a beach area to pick up passengers. After landing, the passengers & baggage were loaded & the plt attempted to takeoff. The top & bottom of the beach area had some humps of gravel that blended into the beach sand. During the takeoff roll, the down beach wheel hit a hump. The acft bounced in the air, settled in a yaw, encountered loose gravel & subsequently went into the water. Reportedly, there was fierce competition among air taxi operators for lucrative business in this area. Also, the beach conditions reportedly changed with the tides.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49HH
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604477
- Airframe hours
- 4,850
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-L, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Yute Air Alaska
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- DLG · Dillingham, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,190 total · 2,090 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.