ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345024
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| Date: | Monday 14 August 2023 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Rust's Flying Service |
| Registration: | N4891Z |
| MSN: | U20606044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18019 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Skwentna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While landing on a river and coming off the float step, the float-equipped airplane's float contacted an undetected submerged gravel bar in shallow water. The airplane pivoted, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The airplane's float contacted an undetected submerged gravel bar during landing which resulted in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC23LA063
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2023 17:58 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 14:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2023 14:26 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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