Cessna TU206G N5421X
28 July 2006 · Lowman, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 2006 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna TU206G registered N5421X was involved in an accident near Lowman, Idaho, United States. 2 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
- Lowman, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deadwood Dam Airstrip (ID86)
- Coordinates
- 44.2944, -115.6461
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206G
- Registration
- N5421X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Public Use
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boise → Lowman
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA06TA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of aircraft control due to a downdraft on short final followed by an uncontrolled descent to a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on a mountain dirt airstrip which did not have a wind sock on the approach end of the runway. The approach end of the runway terminated in a lake, and the runway proceeded uphill with a 6 percent grade. The pilot said that there was always a "sinker" where the runway meets the water. As the airplane went from over water to over the end of the runway, the pilot said the airplane was "really slammed down", and even with full takeoff power the airplane hit the ground hard. He said the airplane bounced about 20 yards to the right where the right wheel went into a ditch about 2 feet deep. He applied full left aileron, full left rudder, and full left brake. The wheel came out of the ditch, but the empennage "whacked" the ditch berm fairly hard. A Form 337 (major repair) was issued and the following parts were replaced: two skin pieces; two stringers; two frame bulkheads; one access door; and one tailcone assembly doubler.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TU206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2006 | Cessna TU206G | Mullan, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Cessna TU206G | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2006 | Cessna TU206G | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Copper River Air Taxi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Cessna TU206G | Eldorado, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2007 | Cessna TU206G | Napa, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2007 | Cessna TU206G | New Meadows, Idaho, United States | U.S. Forest Service | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2006 | Cessna 172 | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2006 | Ely KITFOX III | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Cavalier F51D MUSTANG | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | John K. Bagley | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 2006 | Cessna A188B | Minidoka, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2006 | Cessna 182D | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | Donald F. Hanes | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172F | American Falls, Idaho, United States | Larry A. Peterson | No injuries | - |