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July 3, 2005 · Cessna 207A · N39AK

Excursion Inlet, AK

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 3, 2005
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (5 uninjured)
Location
Excursion Inlet, AK
Aircraft
Cessna 207A
Tail Number
N39AK
Operator
Wings of Alaska
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ANC05CA089

The commercial pilot of the on-demand air taxi flight was back-taxiing on a remote airstrip when he saw another airplane on short final for the airstrip. In an effort to quickly clear the landing area, he turned too close to a small building, striking the building with the left wing, sustaining structural damage to the left wing.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a building during taxi from landing, which resulted in structural damage to the left wing when it struck the building.

Full Narrative

On July 3, 2005, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 207A airplane, N39AK, sustained substantial damage when its left wing impacted a small building during taxi after landing at a remote dirt airstrip at Excursion Inlet, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Wings of Alaska, of Juneau, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand air taxi flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The commercial certificated pilot and five passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight originated at Juneau, about 1410. In a written statement submitted to the National Transportation Safety Board dated July 12, the president of the company reported that after landing, while back-taxiing on the runway, the pilot noticed another airplane on short final for the airstrip. He wrote that in an effort to expedite clearing the landing area, the pilot turned too close to a small building. The left wing struck the building, resulting in structural damage to the wing.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:30 AKDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Flight Plan FiledCvfr
Aircraft FireNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 207A
Tail NumberN39AK
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorWings of Alaska
Operating RulePart 135
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520 · Reciprocating

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (5 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured5
Total5
Crew 1Age 37 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

Appendix: Source Data