Cessna P206 N2825X
27 June 2003 · Gooding, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 2003 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna P206 registered N2825X was involved in an accident near Gooding, Idaho, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gooding, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gooding Muni (GNG)
- Coordinates
- 42.9169, -114.7650
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206
- Registration
- N2825X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gooding → Gooding
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA03CA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
Improper flare while landing. Factors include inadequate preflight preparation and a tow bar that had not been removed prior to the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he inadvertently took off with a tow bar still attached to the airplane's nose gear. The pilot subsequently returned to the airport for landing. The pilot reported that during the landing the airplane touched down and bounced back into the air. When it touched down a second time the nose gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna P206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2003 | Cessna P206 | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2004 | Cessna P206 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Jacksonville Extreme Sports | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2002 | Cessna P206 | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2001 | Cessna P206 | Derby, Kansas, United States | Sky Tours Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2005 | Cessna P206 | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2000 | Cessna P206 | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft T-34 (A-45) | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Globe GC-1B | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2003 | Wood AVID MAGNUM | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2003 | Kaman K-600 | Nordman, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Aviat A-1 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |