The pilot's misjudgment of the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.
— NTSB Determination
The air taxi pilot was landing the float-equipped airplane on his third trip of the day to the accident location. He said that on the accident flight he landed towards the beach with a tailwind. He touched down too close to the beach, and was unable to stop the airplane before it ran upon the beach and nosed over.
The air taxi pilot was landing the float-equipped airplane on his third trip of the day to the accident location. He said that on the accident flight he landed towards the beach with a tailwind. He touched down too close to the beach, and was unable to stop the airplane before it ran upon the beach and nosed over.
The accident on 1997-07-07 involved a Cessna U206G, registration N756ZV, operated by Yute Air Alaska, at Platinum, AK.
The pilot's misjudgment of the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.
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