Cessna TU-206G N4877U

Summary

On 25 April 1985 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna TU-206G registered N4877U was involved in an accident near Pinon, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 1985 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Pinon, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pinon (93V)

Coordinates

36.2001, -110.2295

Aircraft

Cessna TU-206G

Registration

N4877U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85LA221

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT THE CONCLUSION OF A CROSS COUNTRY BUSINESS FLT, PLT INITIATED A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH AFTER MONITORING THE WIND CONDITIONS BY OBSERVING A FLAG, WHICH HE REPORTED AS 'LIMP.' PLT REPORTED THAT TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT '50 KNOTS' FOLLOWING A FULL FLAP APPROACH AT :'60 KNOTS.' AFTER A SHORT GROUND ROLL, PLT SAID THE ACFT 'FLOATED OFF THE RUNWAY' AND HE ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PWR TO CUSHION THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN. PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT THEN DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AND HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND WITH THE ADDITION OF FULL POWER. PLT SAID HE BEGAN A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN TO MOVE BACK OVER THE RUNWAY AND THE ACFT CONTINUED TO BANK TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND DESPITE FULL CONTROL APPLICATION IN THE APPOSITE DIRECTION. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.