Cessna U206 N441GR
18 August 2018 · Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2018 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N441GR, operated by K Bay Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Pedro Bay, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.7969, -154.1297
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N441GR
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Operator
- K Bay Air LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Homer → Pedro Bay
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC18LA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The fatigue fracture of both main landing gear legs during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse and separation of both main landing gear legs.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, before landing on the tidal beach, he conducted two passes over the landing area to check for debris and determine wind direction. He stated that, after touchdown on the beach, the airplane felt like it had a flat tire and subsequently veered to the right. The airplane came to rest in a left-wing-low attitude on a tidal mudflat and sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and left elevator. The pilot examined the airplane and noted that both main landing gear legs had separated just above the main axle attach point. A laboratory examination revealed that both main landing gear legs failed due to fatigue cracking.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2018 | Cessna U206 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2018 | Cessna U206 | Chemajenjera Hill, Zimbabwe | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Cessna U206 | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2018 | Cessna U206 | Rainy Pass, Alaska, United States | Regal Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Cessna U206 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Jms Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Cessna U206 | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | Ground Imaging Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2018 | Cessna A185F | Kaktovik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2018 | Cessna 180 | Kake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Aug 2018 | Piper PA18 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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