Cessna T207 N91025

Summary

On 23 August 2016 at about 17:46 local time, a Cessna T207 registered N91025, operated by Smokey Bay Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Nanwalek, 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

23 August 2016 at 17:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Nanwalek, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Nanwalek (KEB)

Coordinates

59.2114, -151.5550

Aircraft

Cessna T207

Registration

N91025

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Smokey Bay Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Graham → Nanwalek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA445

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s unstabilized approach and a subsequent runway overrun while landing on a short runway in variable wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing the wind sock at the airport indicated that the wind was variable, about 5 knots, and predominately favored runway 1. According to the FAA airport facility directory, runway 01/19 was 1,850 feet long, and soft gravel. However, 1,000 feet of northern portion of the runway was closed indefinitely. The pilot recalled that about 500 feet down the 1,850 foot runway, and just before touchdown the airplane encountered, "a pretty rapid shift in the winds in both direction and velocity." He reported that the airplane touched down momentarily, and then went airborne again. After the second touchdown, the speed did not decline as expected, and although the airplane did start to slow as it got a better grip on the gravel (which was wet from rain that had occurred earlier), he ran out of runway. He reported that the airplane overran the runway at a groundspeed of about 10 knots, went down a small embankment, had a propeller strike and the airplane sustained substantial damage when the left wing struck a post. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operations. The pilot reported that he considered going around, but due to the wind and terrain rejected the idea.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.