- Date
- May 17, 1993, 15:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N734GWCessna 206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19930517014049A
- Case key
- 2339
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgment in attempting to land under the existing high 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.
Analysis
Upon clearing the runway onto the mid-field taxiway and turning crosswind, the airplane nosed over and came to rest off the side of the taxiway. Just prior to landing the pilot was given the winds as 35 KTS gusting to 43 KTS.
Factual narrative
On May 17, 1993, at 1545 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N734GW, registered to 40 Mile Air, Ltd. of Tok, Alaska, while taxiing from runway 04 after landing, nosed over and came to rest inverted off the mid-field taxiway at Deadhorse, Alaska. The positioning flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed Lonely, Alaska, and the destination was Deadhorse. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed and the flight was operating on a Special VFR clearance. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for Class D airspace. The airplane was substantially damaged and the Pilot-in-Command, the sole occupant, was not injured.
According to the Deadhorse Flight Service Station, they had just taken a special weather observation for N734GW and the recorded winds were from 100 degrees magnetic at 30 knots, with gusts to 46 knots.
According to the Deadhorse Flight Service Station radio transmission transcripts, N734GW was given winds as "Zero Six Zero at three five gust four three", just prior to landing.
According to the Pilot-in-Command, as soon as he turned onto the mid-field taxiway and was subjected to a crosswind, the airplane nosed over.
Toxicological results were negative.
The Pilot-in-Command reported no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734GW
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604832
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- 40 Mile Air, Ltd
- Registered owner
- 40 Mile Air, Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 9, 1993 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- AK71 · Lonely, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SCC · Deadhorse, runway 4, 6,499 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 46
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 30 knots, gusting 46
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCC
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 N734GW · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.