Cessna P206C N8665Z

Summary

On 17 October 2009 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna P206C registered N8665Z, operated by Robert Johns, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

17 October 2009 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Four Corners Airport (14ak)

Coordinates

61.5928, -149.2422

Aircraft

Cessna P206C

Registration

N8665Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Johns

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Palmer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10LA005

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on a short gravel runway, and his failure to initiate a go-around, which resulted in an overrun and on-ground collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was on a personal flight when the accident occurred. The pilot said he was unable to stop while landing before going off the end of the runway and colliding with a fence. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. He said this was the first time he had attempted to land on the short gravel runway. An aviation mechanic who helped recover the airplane said the airplane had touched down about 400 feet from the beginning of the 1,300 foot long runway. In a written statement to the NTSB, the pilot wrote that he should not have landed at that airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.