ANC88LA146

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 207A · New Koliganek, AK · September 22, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 22, 1988, 12:20 local (20:20 UTC)
Place
New Koliganek, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1763UCessna 207A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
FAA report
19880922044819A
Case key
5087

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Proper touchdown point - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The pilot reported that he landed long on a rough 900' gravel strip. He was unable to stop the airplane before it went off the end of the runway and into the adjoining tundra.

Aircraft

Registration
N1763U
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
20700363
Engine
Continental IO-520F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 135
Operator
Manokotak Airways
Registered owner
Starflite, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
DLG · Dillingham, AK
Destination
KGK · New Koliganek, AK
Flight plan
Company VFR
Airport
KGK · New Koliganek, runway 30, 900 × 70 ft, gravel

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
36
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
3,425 total · 145 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
260° at 5 knots, gusting 10
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
46 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N1763U · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.