Cessna U206F N5364Q

Summary

On 5 August 2013 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N5364Q, operated by K Bay Air, was involved in an accident near Kokhanok, Alaska, United States. 6 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

5 August 2013 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kokhanok, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.9903, -153.5731

Aircraft

Cessna U206F

Registration

N5364Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

K Bay Air

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kokhanok → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA073

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing from a remote tidal beach in a tricycle landing gear-equipped airplane. The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane hit a bump, and it became airborne prematurely. As the airplane settled back to the ground, the left main wheel contacted the water, which pivoted the airplane into the tidal surf. The nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane nosed down, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.