ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298745
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 2000 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Maa, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1658U |
| MSN: | 20700258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1353 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ANAKTUVUK PASS, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | DEADHORSE , AK (SCC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated airline transport pilot was landing at a remote off airport site. The tundra-covered site, oriented southwest/northeast, is about 800 feet long, and 100 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the site and noted a 55 gallon fuel drum at the southwest end of the site. He said that there was a light wind from the northeast, making a downwind approach necessary due to the location of the fuel drum. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach to the southwest. During the approach the tailwind carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot. When the airplane touched down, the main wheels hit a rut that bounced the airplane back into the air. The pilot added full power to abort the landing, and just after lift-off, the airplane's nose wheel and propeller collided with the fuel drum at the end of the airstrip. After the airplane struck the fuel drum, the engine began to vibrate violently. The pilot selected a tundra-covered forced landing site, about 1/4 mile from his original intended landing site. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were a fuel drum, and a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC00LA085
History of this aircraft
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| 25 February 2018 | N1658U | Yute Commuter Service | 0 | Newtok, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 22:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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