Cessna CE-208 N104AN

Summary

On 15 January 2016 at about 19:23 local time, a Cessna CE-208 registered N104AN, operated by Grant Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States. 9 people were on board and 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

15 January 2016 at 19:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Hooper Bay (HPB)

Coordinates

61.5236, -166.1461

Aircraft

Cessna CE-208

Registration

N104AN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Grant Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chevak → Hooper Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA109

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to identify the runway, resulting in the airplane touching down a few feet to the right of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he aligned the airplane on final approach with what "appeared" to be the runway with a small snow berm on both the left and right sides. The pilot further reported that the left main landing gear touched down first, and then the airplane came to an "abrupt" stop a few feet to the right of the runway. A postaccident examination of the airframe reviled substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.