Cessna U206G N756DJ
24 April 2013 · Nenana, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 2013 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N756DJ, operated by BIK Air, was involved in an accident near Nenana, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nenana, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wolf Pack Mine (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 64.1072, -147.9742
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G
- Registration
- N756DJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- BIK Air
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Nenana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC13CA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
Ice accretion in the right main landing gear wheel brake during departure, which prevented the right main landing gear from rotating on landing and resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a snow bank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he taxied through loose snow and slush at the departure airport. The subsequent flight and landing took place in sub-freezing temperatures. On touchdown at the destination airport, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder to correct for the veer, but the airplane veered more sharply to the right, nosed down, and impacted a snow berm. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examination revealed that the right brake was locked by ice while the left brake moved freely. Subsequent disassembly of the right brake revealed no mechanical anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2013 | Cessna U206G | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 2013 | Cessna U206G | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | Island Air | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2013 | Cessna U206G | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Steller Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Cessna U206G | Homer, Alaska, United States | Smokey Bay Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Cessna U206G | La Verne, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2012 | Cessna U206G | Naknek, Alaska, United States | Egli Air Haul Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2013 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | Promech Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Joe Schuster | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2013 | Zenith 701 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Whedbee Kenneth Mikel Trustee | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2013 | Piper PA-31-350 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Stone Robert D | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air, INC | No injuries | - |