Cessna U206 N206JM

Summary

On 16 August 2018 at about 01:09 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N206JM, operated by Ground Imaging Inc, was involved in an accident near Barter Island, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

16 August 2018 at 01:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Barter Island, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Barter Island (BTI)

Coordinates

70.1319, -143.6239

Aircraft

Cessna U206

Registration

N206JM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Ground Imaging Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deadhorse → Barter Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA491

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions. 

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

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The pilot reported that, while turning left from the runway onto a taxiway, a wind gust lifted the right wing and that the airplane then flipped over and came to rest off the taxiway.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer.  The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about 17 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 250° at 35 knots, gusting to 44 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 25.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.