Cessna 207 N7380U

Summary

On 7 February 2008 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N7380U, operated by Flight Alaska Inc., was involved in an accident near Chefornak, 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

7 February 2008 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chefornak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Chefornak (PACK)

Coordinates

60.1492, -164.2856

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N7380U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Alaska Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bethel → Chefornak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC08CA036

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was landing on a snow-covered runway at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross-country positioning flight. The pilot reported that he had a crosswind of about 15 knots, oriented about 30 degrees to the right of the runway heading. As the airplane was in the landing flare, the pilot said that a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The right main landing gear tire touched down to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to correct the position of the airplane, and attempted to abort the landing, but the left elevator struck an unknown object, and the airplane pivoted to the left. The nose landing gear was torn off, and airplane came to rest along the left side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.