ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357311
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1996 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Island Air Service |
| Registration: | N9608G |
| MSN: | U20601808 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8091 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F48B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KADQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing on a beach near a remote river to pick up fishermen. During the landing roll-out, the pilot slowed the airplane to about 5 knots and was beginning to turn the airplane around. The nose wheel encountered an area of soft sand during the turn and the nose wheel strut fractured. The airplane was equipped with 10.5 X 28.5 X 15 tundra tires, wheels, and hubs that were installed on the main landing gear under an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate. The STC requires that the airplane must be equipped with an FAA approved nose wheel/tire installation. The airplane had an oversized 8.50 nose wheel tire and tube installed that was approved by an FAA FSDO inspector under a field approval. The FAA's handbook for airworthiness inspectors indicates that modifications to landing gear are major alterations and require an STC.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were: soft terrain, the use of an oversize nose wheel tire, and the FAA's inadequate field approval process for tundra tires.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96IA077
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 2021 | N9608G | Branch River Air Service | 0 | Kukaklek Lake, Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | |
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| 1 August 2021 | N9608G | Branch River Air Service Inc | 0 | Igiugig, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 16:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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