Cessna U206F accident near Prevost, Washington, January 14, 2005
On January 14, 2005 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna U206F, registered N8313Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Prevost, Washington (Stuart Island West Airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot not identifying unsafe landing conditions, and his subsequent intentional swerve during the landing roll resulting in impacting a ditch. Contributing factors were the ice/frost on the grass/dirt one-way runway (1,560 feet in length), the unexpected tail wind gust, and the ditch he encountered after he swerved to avoid going past the end of the runway into trees.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 14, 2005 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Prevost, Washington · Stuart Island West Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206F · all U206Fs on the register
- Registration
- N8313Q · no longer on the register · serial U20603174
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot did a "fly-over" to check out the runway conditions including wind direction and speed. He said that the runway was clear of snow, and there was no indication of ice or frost. The pilot said that the winds in the nearby bay appeared to be 10 knots or less. He said that immediately after touchdown the airplane felt like it had no traction; braking action was poor to none. He said that after several hundred feet of ground roll, he felt a "strong" gust of wind on his tail. The pilot said that he decided to swerve north of the runway rather than impact the trees on the end of the runway. He impacted a soft mound of dirt which was not initially visible, "thus causing the airplane to slowly nose over." The airplane's left strut was broken, the left wing was bent aft, the engine firewall and chin were crushed, and the aft fuselage was crushed and bent.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,200 hours in all; 212 in this make and model; 174 in the last 90 days; 54 in the last 30 days; 1,125 as pilot in command; 125 on instruments
- Last flight review: May 20, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14,469 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 26, 2004; 94 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: West Isle Air
The flight
- Departed from: 74S Anacortes WA at 5:45 pm
- Destination: 2WA3 Prevost WA
- Runway 270, 1,560 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; a few clouds at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 14°F (-10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.53 inHg
- Observation at 6:00 pm from YYJ, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N8313Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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