Cessna 207 N327CT

Summary

On 7 February 2000 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N327CT, operated by Hageland Aviation Services, was involved in an accident near Tuluksak, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 February 2000 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tuluksak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Tulusak (TLT)

Coordinates

61.0994, -160.9406

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N327CT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hageland Aviation Services

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Akiachak → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC00LA025

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was a soft area of snow on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The scheduled commuter flight with a pilot and four passengers was attempting to takeoff at dusk from a 2500 feet long, by 30 feet wide, snow-covered runway. The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered suddenly to the left, towards the edge of the runway and an adjacent snow berm. He said he aborted the takeoff, but could not keep the airplane from striking a berm and nosing over. The pilot said he believes the airplane's main landing gear may have encountered an area of soft snow on the runway, which initiated the veer to the left. Postaccident inspection discovered no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.