- Date
- September 2, 1990, 16:10 local (Sep 3, 1990, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Twin Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9779MCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900902044029A
- Case key
- 5458
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for wind condition.
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.
On ground/water encounter with weather
Weather condition - gusts
Wind information - unavailableFactor
Loss of control - on ground/water
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Analysis
The air taxi pilot stated that just as the floatplane was getting on the step during the takeoff run, a gust of wind lifted the airplane into the air. The wind then dissipated causing the airplane to stall, roll to the right, and hit the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9779M
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604566
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Destination
- NONE · Nikiski, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 600 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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.