ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195989
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 2017 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A Stationair 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Northair, INC. |
| Registration: | N207RB |
| MSN: | 20700606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21450 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chinitna Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK (ENA) |
| Homer, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while landing on a beach, he “felt a significant push to the right toward the water and was concerned with going into the water” He added that he initiated a go-around, but the nosewheel “caught and apparently broke off.” The propeller then struck the sand, the airplane slid, the tail kicked over, and the airplane came to rest on its back.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the nosewheel breaking and a subsequent noseover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
20700606
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2017 11:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jun-2017 11:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2017 16:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature] |
| 09-Jun-2017 22:05 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 07-Feb-2018 13:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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