ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296897
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| Date: | Friday 26 July 2002 |
| Time: | 09:38 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Island Air |
| Registration: | N756BW |
| MSN: | U20603969 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7979 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Harbor, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Moser Bay Airport, AK (KMY) |
| Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo airline transport pilot was departing in a float-equipped airplane on an on-demand air taxi flight. As the airplane climbed through 100 feet above the water, the pilot's attention was temporarily distracted when items from the airplane's map compartment fell onto the floor of the airplane. As he leaned over to the right side of the airplane to recover the items, the airplane descended, and the airplane's floats struck the surface of the water. The airplane bounced into the air, and the pilot continued his climb. A postaccident inspection revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage area near the float attachments. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain during initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02LA084
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 2015 | N756BW | Lake and Pen Air | 0 | Merrill Field Airport (PAMR), Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 12:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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