# NTSB ANC93LA131: Cessna 208, N9526F, Kodiak, AK, August 2, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1993, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Coordinates: 57.789749, -152.399078 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7897&lon=-152.3991&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93LA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2391/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA131

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT USE THE AIRPLANE CHECKLIST.  A FACTOR WAS HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO OTHER MISSION RELATED ACTIVITIES.

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear not retracted, landing - flare/touchdown
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - water
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN THE WATER AFTER LANDING ON THE WATER WITH THE WHEELS EXTENDED.  THE PILOT SAID HE HAD NOT USED THE AIRPLANE CHECKLIST BECAUSE HE WAS DISTRACTED AND PREOCCUPIED BY OTHER MISSION RELATED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS RADIO COMMUNICATION, CROSSWINDS, THE WEATHER, AND HIS REMAINING FUEL.

## Factual narrative

On August 2, 1993, at 1500 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious Cessna 208 airplane, N9526F, operated by MarkAir, Inc., nosed over after landing on the water with the wheels extended at Geographic Harbor, located about 75 miles west of Kodiak, Alaska.  The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged.  The unscheduled domestic cargo flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 135, departed King Salmon, Alaska at 1426.  Visual meteorological conditions existed, and a company VFR flight plan was filed.

During a telephone conversation with the pilot shortly after the accident, he stated that he "just failed to use and comply with the airplanes checklist to ensure that the wheels were retracted for the water landing".  He further stated that he was very distracted and preoccupied with several other mission related activities.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9526F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20800085
- Airframe hours: 5993
- Engines: P&W PT6-114 600 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Markair Express
- Registered owner: Markair Express
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, July 28, 1993, 8 hours before
- Departed: AKN, KING SALMON, AK
- Destination: GEOGRAPHIC HAR., AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 4,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 3,900 as pilot in command, 106 in the last 90 days, 78 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19930802032789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930802032789A), Aug 2, 1993: Cessna 208, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Landed ampibius float equipped 208 in geographic harbor with wheels extended. Flipped over.

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.

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