Cessna U206G accident near Homer, AK
On July 11, 2012, a Cessna U206G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Homer, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 11, 2012
- Place
- Homer, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 59.640°N, 151.501°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120711X13330
Official records · ANC12FA073
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 10, 2012, about 2145 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N206VR, sustained substantial damage while landing on Beluga Lake, Homer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The certificated commercial pilot and three passengers sustained minor injuries, and one passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, Alaska at 2100. The pilot was taking friends and coworkers to Homer for a planned fishing trip scheduled the following day. The flight originated at the Sixmile Lake Seaplane Base, Anchorage, and it had completed a planned dinner stop in Kenai, before continuing to Homer. During an on-scene interview with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on July 11, the pilot said his southerly approach to Beluga Lake was normal, but the air was turbulent during the descent. He estimated the wind conditions at Beluga Lake to be 130 degrees, at 10 knots, with peak gust between 12 to 14 knots. The pilot reported that while landing to the south, just after touchdown, a gust of wind lifted the left wing, and the right wing struck the water. The airplane nosed over abruptly, and the cabin immediately filled with cold lake water. During a separate on-scene interview with the NTSB IIC on July 11, a passenger that was in a second row seat, on the right si
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper evaluation of the weather conditions and his subsequent downwind water landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
