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September 17, 1999 · Cessna 207 · N36CF

Bethel, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 17, 1999
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Bethel, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 207
Tail Number
N36CF
Operator
Yute Air Alaska
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC99LA153

The commercial certificated pilot was starting to taxi from the company ramp to begin a positioning flight. As the airplane began to move from the ramp, the leading edge of the right wing struck a parked and unoccupied airplane. The right wing received damage that required the removal of the right wing leading edge from wing station 100 to 190, removal and replacement of a forward wing stringer, and installation of new leading edge wing skin.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout for a parked airplane during taxi.

Full Narrative

On September 17, 1999, about 1440 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 207 airplane, N36CF, sustained substantial damage after colliding with a parked airplane at the Bethel Airport, Bethel, Alaska. The accident airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Yute Air Alaska Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. VFR company flight following procedures were in effect. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on September 17, 1999, the company Director of Operations reported the pilot was starting to taxi from the company ramp. The pilot was positioning the airplane to Akiachak, Alaska, to begin an air taxi charter flight. As the pilot began to taxi away from the ramp, the leading edge of the right wing struck a parked and unoccupied, Cessna 207 airplane, N7594I. On September 28, 1999, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations inspector, Anchorage Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), notified the NTSB IIC that the repair to the right wing entailed the following: Removal of the right wing leading edge from wing station 100 to 190, removal and replacement of a forward wing stringer, and installation of new leading edge wing skin.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:40 AKDT
Nearest AirportBETHEL (0nm)
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledCvfr
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 207
Tail NumberN36CF
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorYute Air Alaska
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-F · Reciprocating · 300
Seats7

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 25 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind22° @ 16 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 4600 ft
Temperature / Dew Point50 / 48
Altimeter28.00 inHg
Observation Time17:53
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data