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July 2, 1993 · Cessna 206 · N1801Q

Skwentna, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 2, 1993
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Skwentna, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 206
Tail Number
N1801Q
Operator
Alaska Bush Carriers
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC93LA108

THE FLOATPLANE PILOT WAS ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT TO MEET FISHERMEN AND TRANSPORT THEM TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. AFTER LANDING ON A RIVER, THE PILOT WAS STEP TAXIING INTO A SIDE CHANNEL THAT WAS USED TO LOAD AND OFFLOAD PASSENGERS. HE STATED THAT AS THE FLOATPLANE WAS COMING OFF-THE-STEP (SLOWING), IT HIT A SUBMERGED SANDBAR THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SUBMERGED SAND BAR AND THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE TAXISPEED.

Full Narrative

On July 2, 1993, at 1000 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N1801Q, registered to Alaska Bush Carriers, Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska, and operated by the pilot in command, nosed over while taxiing from a landing at the confluence of Lake Creek and the Yetna River, approximately 10 miles southeast of Skwentna, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot in command, the sole occupant, was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The positioning flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed the Lake Hood Seaplane Base at approximately 0930 and the destination was the accident site. A company flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During a telephone interview, the pilot in command told the NTSB investigator in charge that just after coming off of the step from a water landing, the airplane collided with a sandbar and nosed over. The pilot reported that the landing was performed to pick up a group of sport fishermen.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:00 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledCvfr
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 206
Tail NumberN1801Q
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorAlaska Bush Carriers
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-F · Reciprocating · 300
Seats5

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 52 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind300° @ 5 kt
Visibility20 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point54 / 46
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data