# NTSB GAA17CA353: Cessna 207, N207RB, Homer, AK, June 6, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 6, 2017, 16:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Homer, AK - Coordinates: 59.866111, -153.118606 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8661&lon=-153.1186&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 23, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95408 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA353 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95408/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95408 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA353 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the nosewheel breaking and a subsequent noseover. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 207A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2073605), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while landing on a beach, he "felt a significant push to the right toward the water and was concerned with going into the water" He added that he initiated a go-around, but the nosewheel "caught and apparently broke off." The propeller then struck the sand, the airplane slid, the tail kicked over, and the airplane came to rest on its back. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, while landing on a beach, he "felt a significant push to the right toward the water and was concerned with going into the water" ... He added that he initiated a go-around, but the nose wheel "caught and apparently broke off". The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N207RB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207RB), registered now, S/N 20700606, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 207 (A) - Registry model: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700606 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 21450.2 - Engines: Continental IO-520F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Northair, INC. - Registered owner: Moro Aircraft Leasing Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 3, 2016 - Departed: ENA, KENAI, AK - Destination: Homer, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 21, 2017; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,409 total, 11 in this make and model, 1,248 as pilot in command, 47 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 12 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.72 inHg - Observed at: PALJ, 41 nm away ## 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 20170606005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170606005759A), Jun 6, 2017: Cessna 207A, Chinitna Bay, AK, Substantial damage. During landing rollout on beach, pilot experienced significant push towards water from wind, and executed go-around. Aircraft struck soft sand, causing nose… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 15, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95408. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458868&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - N207RB Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 195 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458869&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=N207RB%20Pilot%20Statement-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 3, .PDF, 654 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458870&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.PDF 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.