# NTSB ANC93LA126: Cessna 207, N9993M, Egegik, AK, July 25, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 24, 1993, 18:38 local (Jul 25, 1993, 02:38 UTC) - Place: Egegik, AK - Coordinates: 58.200466, -157.41014 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2005&lon=-157.4101&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 18, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2387 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93LA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2387/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA126 ## Probable cause THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE TRUCK. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb - object - vehicle - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis JUST AS THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE BEACH ITS LEFT WING HIT A STATIONARY PICKUP TRUCK. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRPLANE BACK ON THE BEACH. THE PILOT SAID SHE SAW THE TRUCK BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF, THEN DIDN'T SEE IT AGAIN UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE COLLISION. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TIDE THE PILOT WAS IN A HURRY, AND THE TAKEOFF SPACE WAS LIMITED. ACCORDING TO THE 3 PASSENGERS, THE AIRPLANE WAS 'DODGING' THE INCOMING WATER DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. THE PILOT SAID SHE NORMALLY SAT ON A CUSHION TO GIVE HER BETTER FORWARD VISIBILITY, BUT WAS NOT USING A CUSHION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE A NEW SEAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED. ## Factual narrative HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 1993, at 1838 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N9993M, operated by MarkAir Express, Inc., struck a vehicle during takeoff from a beach about 20 miles south of Egegik, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, the three passengers, nor any persons on the ground were injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The unscheduled domestic passenger flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 135, was destined for King Salmon, Alaska. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and a company VFR flight plan was filed. During a telephone conversation shortly after the accident, the pilot stated the following in part: "I saw the pickup truck before I started the airplane engine in preparation for takeoff, then didn't see it again until just before impact; then it was too late to avoid the collision. The truck had been moving but stopped before I started the takeoff run. When the airplane was about two feet in the air, it's left wing hit a boom attached to the truck. Immediately after the collision I put the airplane back down on the beach. The nose of the airplane is pretty high in the takeoff and landing attitude, so forward visibility is poor. Usually I sit on a cushion to put me higher and improve my forward visibility. I was not using a cushion at the time of the accident because a new seat had been installed in the airplane." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Following the accident, during separate telephone conversations, the three passengers stated that because of the very high tide, the takeoff space for the airplane was limited, and the pilot had to dodge the incoming water during the ground run portion of the takeoff. They also said that the pilot seemed to be in a big hurry to get them and their baggage loaded and to takeoff. The two men in the pickup truck stated that they jumped from the truck just seconds before it was hit by the airplane. Mr. Michael Proctor, Director of Operations for MarkAir Express, stated that the results were negative from the pilot's post accident toxicological tests. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9993M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9993M-1998-03-20), registration cancelled 1998-03-20, S/N 20700778, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 207 - Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 00778 - Airframe hours: 10098 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Markair Express, Inc. - Registered owner: Markair Express, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, July 13, 1993, 29 hours before - Destination: AKN, KING SALMON, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 2,761 total, 1,590 in this make and model, 2,578 as pilot in command, 269 in the last 90 days, 122 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 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 19930724050639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724050639A), Jul 24, 1993: Cessna 207A, Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck a pickup on takeoff from a narrow beach. Incoming tide, gusty wind and view restricted by pilot. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.