NTSB ANC06CA012 — 2005-12-19 · Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N303GV

Make / Model: CESSNA 208B
Year of manufacture: 1996 · 9 years old at event
Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 hp)
Seats / Engines: 12 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19961120
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A32B21

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N303GV Cessna 208 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in the left wing striking the ground while taxiing. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.

Factual narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot landed on runway 04, a snow-covered gravel runway, which required a correction for a left crosswind. The operator reported that after landing, as the pilot was turning the airplane to the left in order to back-taxi on runway 04, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the left wing and propeller struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The airline transport certificated pilot landed on runway 04, a snow-covered gravel runway, which required a correction for a left crosswind. The operator reported that after landing, as the pilot was turning the airplane to the left in order to back-taxi on runway 04, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the left wing and propeller struck the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2005_ANC06CA012.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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