Accident · 2002-07-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-07-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 (N35606)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Alaska West Air, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ALASKA WEST AIR, INC.
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during departure.
Source: NTSB case ANC02LA073Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.