# NTSB GAA16CA109: Cessna CE-208, N104AN, Hooper Bay, AK, January 15, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 15, 2016, 10:23 local (19:23 UTC) - Place: Hooper Bay, AK - Coordinates: 61.523612, -166.146118 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5236&lon=-166.1461&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 8 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 5, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 92613 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA109 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92613/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92613 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA109 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to identify the runway, resulting in the airplane touching down a few feet to the right of the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: airport lighting](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017010): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017010/cases.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017010/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: runway markings/signage](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017030): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017030/cases.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 1,557 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he aligned the airplane on final approach with what "appeared" to be the runway with a small snow berm on both the left and right sides. The pilot further reported that the left main landing gear touched down first, and then the airplane came to an "abrupt" stop a few feet to the right of the runway. A postaccident examination of the airframe reviled substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he aligned the airplane on final approach with what "appeared" to be the runway with a small snow berm on both the left and right sides. The pilot further reported that the left main landing gear touched down first, and then the airplane came to an "abrupt" stop a few feet to the right of the runway. A postaccident examination of the airframe reviled substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N104AN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104AN-2017-12-19), registration cancelled 2017-12-19, S/N 208B0918, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA CE-208 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 208B0918 - Year built: 2001 - Airframe hours: 14440.1 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A SER 675 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Grant Aviation Inc. - Registered owner: Avion Capital Corp. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, January 15, 2016 - Departed: VAK, CHEVAK, AK - Destination: HPB, Hooper Bay, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: HPB, Hooper Bay, runway 13, 3,300 × 75 ft, snow - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 9, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 5,331 total, 1,660 in this make and model, 3,824 as pilot in command, 211 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 20 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 29.63 inHg - Observed at: PAHP ## 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 20160115003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160115003779A), Jan 15, 2016: Cessna 208B, Hooper Bay, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot in command failed to correctly identify the desired runway and consequently landed several feet to its right and parallel to it. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 10, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92613. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1 photo, 970 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437601&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of Operator) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 183 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437602&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20Operator)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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