Cessna U206G N1748R

Summary

On 1 March 2021 at about 00:56 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N1748R, operated by Alaska Skyways Inc., was involved in an accident near McGrath, 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

1 March 2021 at 00:56

Classification

Accident

Location

McGrath, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Tatitna (8KA)

Coordinates

62.2933, -153.3620

Aircraft

Cessna U206G

Registration

N1748R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Skyways Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA019

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the wheel-equipped tricycle gear airplane reported that, he was landing on a hard packed snow-covered airstrip. After touchdown and during the landing rollout the right main tire and nose wheel broke through the hard crusted snow. The nose gear assembly collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the operator stated that the accident may have been prevented if the mission parameters had been clearly stated to the pilot, and that hard packed snow will no longer be considered a suitable landing area for wheel-equipped airplanes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.