Cessna 206 N5110U

Summary

On 11 August 2009 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N5110U, operated by Homer Flyout Adventures LLC, was involved in an accident near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 August 2009 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Iliamna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.4167, -154.7833

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N5110U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Homer Flyout Adventures LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homer → Mirror Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA080

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's decision to takeoff towards an area of rising terrain and potential downdrafts with a fully loaded airplane, which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the airplane's climb capability.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot reported that he was operating his float-equipped airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 91 as part of his guiding business. He said he was departing a remote lake with four passengers after a bear viewing trip, and that he encountered a downdraft during the initial climb. In his report to the NTSB, he wrote: “there was not sufficient lake left to stop and I was unable to climb over the rising terrain.” The airplane struck terrain near the shoreline and came to rest upright. One passenger was seriously injured, and the airplane received substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.