Cessna T206H N2430A

Summary

On 6 September 2006 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna T206H registered N2430A was involved in an accident near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. 3 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.

Date

6 September 2006 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.8847, -91.7108

Aircraft

Cessna T206H

Registration

N2430A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar Rapids → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA276

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight collision with a bird during climb to cruise altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the flight was climbing through 3,000 feet mean sea level to the assigned cruise altitude. He reported that a bird appeared from below the airplane's nose. He reportedly "banked right to try and avoid contact." Unfortunately he was not successful and the bird struck the left wing. The pilot stated: "The damage caused the airplane to be difficult to control, so I declared [an] emergency and returned [to the departure airport]." He subsequently landed without further incident. The post accident inspection revealed leading edge crushing of the left wing, aft to the forward spar, between the wing strut and the landing light assembly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.