# NTSB ANC92LA027: Cessna 206, N5282U, English Bay, AK, January 8, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 8, 1992, 14:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place: English Bay, AK
- Coordinates: 59.399864, -151.320556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3999&lon=-151.3206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92LA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5683/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA027

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ICE AND SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY, THE SNOWBANK, AND THE CROSSWIND.

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING ON AN ICY RUNWAY WITH A CROSSWIND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK, AND DRAGGED A WING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5282U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5282U-2008-10-24), registration cancelled 2008-10-24, S/N U206-0282, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0282
- Airframe hours: 4343
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Southcentral Air, Inc.
- Registered owner: Southcentral Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 24, 1991, 24 hours before
- Departed: HOM, HOMER, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: KEB, English Bay, runway 19, 1,800 × 50 ft, ice

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,210 total, 725 in this make and model, 2,015 as pilot in command, 255 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 32 °F

## 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 19920108000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920108000339A), Jan 8, 1992: Cessna U206, English Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Slid into snowbank landing in crosswind on slush and ice covered runway.

## Other investigations on N5282U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC95FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FAMS1), Dec 3, 1994: Cessna 206 (N5282U), Kenai, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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