Cessna U206B N3862G

Summary

On 6 September 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna U206B registered N3862G, operated by Fjord Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Gustavus, Alaska, United States. 5 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

6 September 2014 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gustavus, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Excursion Inlet (EXI)

Coordinates

58.2500, -135.2600

Aircraft

Cessna U206B

Registration

N3862G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Fjord Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gustavus → Gustavus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14CA076

Nobody was injured.

The motor vehicles operators' lack of attention, and improper decision to cross the runway with the runway alert system active, resulting in a collision with the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing at a private airport that is used to support fish cannery operations. A road runs parallel to the runway with multiple intersections where motor vehicles cross the runway. The airport is equipped with a pre-landing alert system to warn ground personnel that an aircraft is approaching. The pilot keys the aircraft radios push to talk switch multiple times, which activates a series of flashing lights and horns. The pilot reported that before landing he activated the pre-landing alert system, and proceeded to land to the North. After touchdown, but during the landing rollout, at approximately 30 miles per hour, a truck entered the runway and struck the left side of the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been avoided if the cannery provided initial and recurrent training for all employees on runway safety and aircraft operations. In addition, the pilot recommended better signage be incorporated at all runway intersection crossings, and brush and trees be cleared from the vicinity of the runway thereby increasing visibility.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.