# NTSB ANC98LA013: Cessna 206, N9575G, Mnt. Village, AK, December 16, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 16, 1997, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Mnt. Village, AK - Coordinates: 62.089866, -163.709854 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0899&lon=-163.7099&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 3108 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC98LA013 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3108/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA013 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - light condition - dark night - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis The pilot was landing on a remote, snow and ice covered runway. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During the touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. When the airplane again touched down, the nose gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the nose gear strut, propeller, and a right wing rib. ## Factual narrative On December 16, 1997, about 1930 Alaska standard time, a Cessna 206 airplane, N9575G, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Mountain Village Airport, Mountain Village, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The airplane is operated by Hageland Aviation Services Inc., Anchorage Alaska. The certificated airline transport pilot, and the sole passenger, were not injured. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at the St. Mary's Airport, St. Mary's, Alaska, at 1918. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on December 17, 1997, the pilot, who is the Chief Pilot for the operator, reported he was landing on runway 02 at Mountain Village to drop the passenger off. During the touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. When the airplane again touched down, the nose gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received damage to the nose gear strut, propeller, and a right wing rib. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9575G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9575G), registered now, S/N U20601775, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 206 - Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20601775 - Airframe hours: 4403 - Engines: Continental IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hageland Aviation Services Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 11, 1997, 41 hours before - Departed: KSM, ST. MARY'S, AK - Destination: MOU - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: MOU, Mountain Village, runway 2, 2,520 × 60 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 6,800 total, 430 in this make and model, 5,980 as pilot in command, 207 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 20° at 5 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: -8 °F, dew point -0 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg ## Other investigations on N9575G (3) 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 ANC17LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA024), May 23, 2017: Cessna U206F (N9575G), Noatak, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: A fire in the airplane's cabin, which initiated for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive thermal damage. - [NTSB ANC13CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA002), Oct 9, 2012: Cessna U206F (N9575G), Buckland, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during final approach in gusty wind conditions. - [NTSB ANC80DAG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG18), Dec 4, 1979: Cessna 206 (N9575G), Marshall, AK, substantial damage 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.