ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215247
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| Date: | Saturday 8 September 2018 |
| Time: | 23:53 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206A Super Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8070Z |
| MSN: | U206-0470 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4466 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Willow Airport, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Willow Airport, AK (WOW/PAUO) |
| Willow Airport, AK (WOW/PAUO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight instructor and a private pilot receiving instruction departed on a night training flight. The pilot had recently obtained her private pilot certificate without night training time under a regulatory exception for Alaska pilots. The accident flight was her first night flight. After performing one night landing and takeoff at the accident airport, the pilot receiving instruction performed a right turn to the crosswind leg at pattern altitude. The instructor, who was in the right seat, then exclaimed "what is up with your attitude?" The instructor took control of the airplane after he realized that the airplane was descending and the pilot receiving instruction was disoriented; however, the airplane impacted terrain shortly after. Both pilots stated that it was a dark, moonless night with no visible horizon in the vicinity of the remote airport. The pilot receiving instruction reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain control during a night landing pattern crosswind turn due to spatial disorientation and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action, which resulted in impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8070Z%20
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1992 | N8070Z | Private | 0 | Fort Yukon, AK | |
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2018 07:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Sep-2018 13:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2018 17:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Sep-2018 17:28 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2018 14:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2020 18:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Jun-2020 19:10 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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