ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212485
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| Date: | Sunday 25 February 2018 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Yute Commuter Service |
| Registration: | N1658U |
| MSN: | 20700258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newtok, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Newtok, AK (EWU) |
| Bethel, AK (BET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during a return flight, he chose to fly from the right pilot seat to allow a cargo-handler to sit in the left pilot seat. The taxi to the runway was short and required little rudder input. However, during takeoff, as he added power, he “did not seem” to have full right rudder authority, and he was unable to maintain the runway centerline. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, struck a small ridge, and came to rest nose down.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing.
The pilot further reported that, after the accident, he realized the airplane had stowable rudder pedals on the right side and that they had been placed in the “stowed” position.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly check that the flight controls were correctly configured before takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 2000 | N1658U | Maa, Inc. | 0 | ANAKTUVUK PASS, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Jun-2018 07:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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