Cessna U206G N9815M
19 August 2010 · Homer, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 2010 at about 22:08 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N9815M, operated by Homer Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Homer, Alaska, United States. 4 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homer, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.5681, -150.9053
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G
- Registration
- N9815M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Homer Air Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Homer → Homer
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC10LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in an off-airport emergency landing and subsequent nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during descent, about 18 miles east of the destination airport, the airplane experienced a sudden and complete loss of engine power. After several unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine, the pilot made an emergency landing on a glacier. During the landing roll the airplane encountered a crevasse and nosed over. After the landing, the pilot reported seeing fuel leaking from both fuel caps on top of the wings and from the engine cowling. After the airplane was recovered, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector removed about 8 gallons of fuel from each of the two main fuel tanks. Fuel was also found in both header tanks. The inspector said the fuel appeared to be clear and free of water and other contaminants and flowed freely from the fuel tanks to the engine. The airplane was refueled prior to the flight, and fuel samples from the commercial fuel facility showed no signs of contamination. The engine was installed on an engine test stand and run through a series of power settings. No oil/fuel leaks or mechanical anomalies were found. No reason for the loss of engine power was discovered during the postaccident inspections.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2010 | Cessna U206G | Nanwalek, Alaska, United States | Smokey Bay Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2010 | Cessna U206G | Yuma, Arizona, United States | STP Aviation LLP | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Cessna U206G | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rusts Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2010 | Cessna U206G | Leverett, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 2011 | Cessna U206G | Matinicus Island, Maine, United States | Penobscot Island Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2011 | Cessna U206G | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Associated Pilots Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32-301 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2010 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Aurora Aviation Services Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2010 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Jed Williams | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-14 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Wasche Kenneth M | No injuries | - |