# NTSB ANC89LA117: Cessna 206, N60529, Eureka, AK, July 6, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 5, 1989, 19:30 local (Jul 6, 1989, 03:30 UTC)
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC89LA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5220/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA117

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A HARD LANDING A SUBSEQUENT GO-AROUND ATTEMPT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - roll
  - flare - improper, pilot in command
  - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - climb - not possible, pilot in command
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - roll/run

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60529](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60529), registered now, S/N U20602030, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20602030
- Airframe hours: 3400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Loren Struthers
- Registered owner: Kathy Pedahino
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1989, 50 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 535 total, 300 in this make and model, 535 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 61 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890705020989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890705020989A), Jul 5, 1989: Cessna U206F, Eureka, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, began go around but was unable to lift off before running into an old conveyor belt near runway

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.

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