Cessna 207A N2162C

Summary

On 6 July 2012 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 207A registered N2162C, operated by Grant Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Kotlik, 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

6 July 2012 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kotlik, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kotlik Airport (PFKO)

Coordinates

63.0250, -163.5261

Aircraft

Cessna 207A

Registration

N2162C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Grant Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kotlik → Emmonak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA067

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain during cruise flight at low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water. A contributing factor was the pilot’s diverted attention to adjust the engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was following a river in level cruise flight at 200 feet above the water. While adjusting the engine power, his attention was temporarily distracted, and the airplane descended and struck the surface of the water. After the collision, the pilot climbed the airplane to 500 feet above ground level and proceeded directly to the nearest airport. Upon landing, the propeller and nose of the airplane struck the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose wheel was torn from the airplane during the collision with the water. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.