Cessna 207 N207RB

Summary

On 6 June 2017 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N207RB, operated by Northair, INC., was involved in an accident near Homer, 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 June 2017 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.8661, -153.1186

Aircraft

Cessna 207

Registration

N207RB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Northair, INC.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenai → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA353

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the nosewheel breaking and a subsequent noseover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing on a beach, he "felt a significant push to the right toward the water and was concerned with going into the water" He added that he initiated a go-around, but the nosewheel "caught and apparently broke off." The propeller then struck the sand, the airplane slid, the tail kicked over, and the airplane came to rest on its back. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.