# NTSB ANC95LA159: Cessna 206, N37EW, Homer, AK, September 6, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 6, 1995, 07:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Homer, AK - Coordinates: 59.399726, -151.319702 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3997&lon=-151.3197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2732 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC95LA159 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2732/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA159 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, which resulted in his failure to reach the proper touchdown point for landing. Factors related to the accident were: the variable wind condition, and rising terrain (no overrun) at the approach end of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - weather condition - variable wind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - airport facilities,runway overrun area - unavailable (contributing factor) - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,nose gear - overload - Nose over, landing ## Analysis According to the pilot's statement, he was flying to Bear Cove to position the airplane for a passenger pickup. He aligned the airplane to land to the west into the wind. On short final the windsock went limp, and the airplane struck the runway's threshold, which was situated on a bluff. Subsequently, the nose gear sheared off, and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On September 6, 1995, at 0715 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N37EW, operated by Homer Air Service of Homer, Alaska, undershot the landing airstrip and nosed over during a landing attempt on a remote airstrip locally known as "Bear Cove" which is located in Bear Cove at the head of Kachemak Bay, Alaska. The positioning flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Seldovia, Alaska, and the destination was Bear Cove. A company visual flight rules flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. According to the statement attached to the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the pilot was landing to the west into an estimated 8 knot headwind. Just prior to touchdown the pilot wrote that the windsock went limp and the airplane struck the threshold of the runway which was located on a bluff. The nose gear sheared off and when the airplane touched down on the runway it nosed over. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N37EW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37EW), registered now, S/N U20602997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 206 - Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20602997 - Airframe hours: 6940 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Operator: H0mer Air Service - Registered owner: C & L Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 2, 1995, 72 hours before - Departed: SOV, SELDOVIA, AK - Destination: BEAR COVE, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: Bear Cove, runway 27, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; commercial; 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: 7,554 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days, 101 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: variable at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 50 °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 19950906027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950906027949A), Sep 6, 1995: Cessna TU206F, Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Impacted bluff short of remote strip. Sheared off nose gear. Nosed over. ## Other investigations on N37EW (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN26LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA045), Nov 12, 2025: Cessna TU206F (N37EW), Muscatine, IA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing 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.