- Date
- May 29, 1993, 15:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bethel, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1763UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19930529019799A
- Case key
- 2345
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the airplane began veering off to the left gradually after the nosewheel touched down on the runway. Right rudder was applied, but the airplane continued to veer to the left. Full right brake was applied, but it did not correct the situation. The airplane skidded off the runway and nosed up. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunction of the brake system or the nose wheel steering or centering mechanism.
Factual narrative
On May 29, 1993, at 1535 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N1763U, registered to and operated by Yute Air Alaska, Inc. of Dillingham, Alaska, veered off the runway after landing at Bethel, Alaska. The positioning flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed Tununik, Alaska, and the destination was Bethel. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the Commercially Certificated Pilot-in- Command, the sole occupant, was not injured.
According to the Pilot-in-Command, upon touchdown on the runway at Bethel, the airplane began to veer to the left slowly at first. Right rudder was applied to maintain directional control, but the airplane continued to veer to the left. The pilot then stated she applied right brake, but it did not correct the ground track. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and nosed up. The airplane taxied to the hangar under its own power with no directional control problems.
Examination of the airplane by the Director of Maintenance at the Bethel Operation did not reveal any mechanical problems with the airplane. he also stated that the skid marks on the runway clearly indicated that the airplane's nose wheel touched the runway's surface first, and the airplane wheel barrelled down the runway just prior to the airplane veering off the runway.
The Pilot-in-Command stated she felt there was a problem with the nose wheel centering mechanism and that the nose wheel was cockedto one side upon touchdown.
Examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence to support a centering mechanism failure.
The wind was from 330 degrees at 10 knots and the airplane landed on runway 36.
Toxicological results were negative.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1763U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700363
- Airframe hours
- 8,993
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F-17, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Yute Air, doing business as Yute Air
- Registered owner
- Yute Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 4, 1993 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- TNK · Tununik, AK
- Airport
- BET · Bethel, runway 36, 6,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,637 total · 230 in this make and model · 1,520 as pilot in command · 322 in the last 90 days · 87 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BET
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.