# NTSB ANC96LA021: Cessna U206G, N5293X, Selawik, AK, December 10, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 10, 1995, 19:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Selawik, AK - Coordinates: 66.58953, -160.019943 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5895&lon=-160.0199&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2794 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC96LA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2794/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane by failing to ensure that all the airplane's doors were properly closed. A factor associated with the accident is an open door. ## Analysis The pilot reported the airplane was just at rotation speed when he heard an unusual noise and elected to abort the takeoff. He was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, and attempted to turn the airplane onto an intersecting runway. The airplane was unable to make the turn, and collided with a snowbank. The pilot believes the noise he heard came from an either an unsecured cargo or passenger door. ## Factual narrative On December 10, 1995, about 1920 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 206, N5293X, collided with a snowbank during an aborted takeoff at Selawik, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled domestic passenger flight under Title 14 CFR Part 135 when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by Baker Aviation, Kotzebue, Alaska, as flight number 422 to Kotzebue, sustained substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot and the sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot reported he began the takeoff roll on runway 09 and heard an unusual noise. The pilot said he was at rotation speed when he aborted the takeoff by reducing engine power to idle and applying the brakes. The airplane began sliding toward the end of the runway and the pilot attempted to turn the airplane onto runway 03 by adding engine power to assist in the turn. The airplane slid off the side of runway 03 and contacted a snowbank with the right wing, propeller, and nose gear. In his written remarks to the NTSB, the pilot said he believes the noise he heard during the takeoff roll was caused by an unsecured passenger door. He said he was unable to verify this because the passenger had left the airplane through the same door right after the accident. The pilot also commented in his written report, under the Recommendation section (How Could This Accident Been Prevented): " Cessna should redesign the inside cargo door handle to avoid passengers using it as a handle to hang onto during takeoff and landing." A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector, Fairbanks Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), confirmed the wing damage on December 20, 1995. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - snowbank - door - open (contributing factor) - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5293X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5293X), registered now, S/N U20605612 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G - Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20605612 - Airframe hours: 9341 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Registered owner: Baker Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, December 2, 1995, 22 hours before - Departed: WLK - Destination: OTZ, KOTZEBUE, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: WLK, Selawik, runway 9, 2,670 × 60 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,796 total, 24 in this make and model, 3,474 as pilot in command, 340 in the last 90 days, 117 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: WLK ## 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 19951210047019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951210047019A), Dec 10, 1995: Cessna U206G, Selawik, AK, Substantial damage. Heard noise on takeoff. Aborted. Slid off runway. Beleives passenger accidently unlatched cargo door boarding. ## Other investigations on N5293X (2) 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 ANC01LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA002), Oct 6, 2000: Cessna 206 (N5293X), Kiana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with birds. - [NTSB ANC96LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA025), Jan 27, 1996: Cessna 206 (N5293X), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgment in conducting the flight in the existing high gusting wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the operator allowing/dispatching the accident flight in the… 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.