Cessna U206F N8313Q

Summary

On 14 January 2005 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N8313Q, operated by West Isle Air, was involved in an accident near Prevost, Washington, United States. 3 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

14 January 2005 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Prevost, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Stuart Island West Airport (2WA3)

Coordinates

48.6744, -123.1786

Aircraft

Cessna U206F

Registration

N8313Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

West Isle Air

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anacortes → Prevost

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05LA036

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not identifying unsafe landing conditions, and his subsequent intentional swerve during the landing roll resulting in impacting a ditch. Contributing factors were the ice/frost on the grass/dirt one-way runway (1,560 feet in length), the unexpected tail wind gust, and the ditch he encountered after he swerved to avoid going past the end of the runway into trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot did a "fly-over" to check out the runway conditions including wind direction and speed. He said that the runway was clear of snow, and there was no indication of ice or frost. The pilot said that the winds in the nearby bay appeared to be 10 knots or less. He said that immediately after touchdown the airplane felt like it had no traction; braking action was poor to none. He said that after several hundred feet of ground roll, he felt a "strong" gust of wind on his tail. The pilot said that he decided to swerve north of the runway rather than impact the trees on the end of the runway. He impacted a soft mound of dirt which was not initially visible, "thus causing the airplane to slowly nose over." The airplane's left strut was broken, the left wing was bent aft, the engine firewall and chin were crushed, and the aft fuselage was crushed and bent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.