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ANC25LA004

2024-10-04 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N3495L

Make / Model
CESSNA U206B
Year of manufacture
1967 · 57 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19940322
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3E1CF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s delayed go-around decision, which resulted in inadvertent contact with the landing surface, loss of directional control, and a nose over in gusting wind conditions.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, just prior to touchdown while landing on a lake in gusting wind conditions, he attempted to execute a go-around. The float-equipped airplane inadvertently contacted the water and bounced twice on the surface. The pilot lost directional control and nosed over which resulted in 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ANC25LA004.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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