Cessna 207 N7384U

Summary

On 30 June 2002 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N7384U was involved in an accident near Chevak, Alaska, United States. 2 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

30 June 2002 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Chevak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Chevak (VAK)

Coordinates

61.5336, -165.5836

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N7384U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newtok → Chevak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC02LA066

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point resulting in an undershoot, and subsequent collision with gravel terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot was landing the airplane on a gravel-surfaced runway during an air taxi cargo flight. The pilot told the director of operations that the airplane encountered a downdraft during the landing approach. The airplane landed short of the runway threshold. Airport personnel at the airport reported the airplane collided with the lip of the runway. The nose landing gear assembly was torn off the airplane, and the left main landing gear was folded aft. In the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) submitted by the pilot, the pilot indicated the weather conditions as clear with light turbulence. He reported the wind was 290 degrees at 8 to 10 knots. The remarks section of the FAA's Airport Facility Directory/Alaska Supplement indicates the "runway is trough shaped, low in center and high at both ends. Caution: Strong crosswinds at this location."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.