Cessna U206 N756DJ

Summary

On 11 July 2020 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N756DJ, operated by BIK Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Nenana, Alaska, United States. 3 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

11 July 2020 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nenana, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt (PVT)

Coordinates

64.1381, -147.9867

Aircraft

Cessna U206

Registration

N756DJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

BIK Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nenana → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA232

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a soft field takeoff on a dirt airstrip, which resulted in an impact with a vehicle.

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 performing a soft field takeoff at a private dirt airstrip with a right crosswind.  During the takeoff roll, staying on the left side of the airstrip to clear a known dip, the nosewheel lifted off the ground quickly as expected, however he now had no turning ability. The pilot utilized right rudder input to compensate for the cross wind, but the ground speed was too low and he did not have enough rudder authority to keep the left wing from impacting a parked bulldozer on the side of the airstrip. The airplane's left wing was substantially damaged.  The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.