ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291371
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| Date: | Monday 23 May 2016 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G |
| Owner/operator: | Rustair Inc |
| Registration: | N4596U |
| MSN: | U20604990 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18703 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-540-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chinita Bay, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Chinita Bay, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after landing he taxied the tri-cycle landing gear-equipped airplane on a rocky, soft sand beach and the nose wheel bounced off of a sand berm. He reported that when the nose wheel bounced, the tail section contacted the ground. He recalled that he parked the airplane, inspected the empennage and determined the damage to be minor, and departed on a subsequent flight. However, a subsequent inspection of the empennage by the company's mechanic revealed that the aft fuselage bulkhead had sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that prior to the taxi there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane or any of its systems that would have prevented normal flight operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi, resulting in a tail strike and aft fuselage substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA272
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 August 1995 | N4596U | Rust's Flying Service | 0 | Skwentna, AK | |
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| 29 June 2010 | N4596U | Rusts Flying Service Inc | 0 | Iliamna, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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