Cessna 208B N9820F
16 May 2004 · Egegik, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 2004 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N9820F, operated by Peninsula Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Egegik, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Egegik, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Egegik (EII)
- Coordinates
- 58.1856, -157.3856
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N9820F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peninsula Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Egegik → King Salmon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC04LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The captain's improper evaluation of the weather conditions and improper decision to taxi the airplane in high gusting wind conditions which resulted in the airplane's right wing striking the ground. A contributing factor was the high gusting wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport certificated captain was taxiing the airplane from the parking ramp to the runway for takeoff when the left wing was lifted by a wind gust resulting in the right wing striking the ground. According to the captain, the right wing was bent up 10 to 20 degrees 3 to 4 feet inboard of the wingtip. When the accident occurred, the airplane was turning left from a magnetic heading of approximately 210 degrees to a heading of approximately 120 degrees. The captain estimated the wind was from 110 degrees (magnetic) at 35 knots gusting 40 knots. The Automated Weather Observing Station (AWOS) at the airport reported winds from 150 degrees (true) at 39 knots gusting 48 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2004 | Cessna 208B | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2004 | Cessna 208B | Loiborsoit, Tanzania | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2004 | Cessna 208B | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Rushton Air | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2004 | Cessna 208 | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | Pacific Wings | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2004 | Cessna 208B | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2004 | Cessna 208B | Chimanta Tepuy, Venezuela | Gobernacion del Estado Bolivar | Fatal | 7 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Eric A. Swenson | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Beechcraft 36 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | John Collins | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 2004 | Boeing 747SR-146B SF | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Christen HUSKY A-1 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |