Cessna U206G N206LL
23 October 2006 · Willcox, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 October 2006 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N206LL, operated by Richard V. Frank, was involved in an accident near Willcox, Arizona, United States. One person was 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 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willcox, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cochise County (P33)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G
- Registration
- N206LL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard V. Frank
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Willcox → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged flare and porpoising during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he decided to conduct touch-and-go takeoff and landings. During the second touch-and-go landing, upon touchdown, the airplane began "jumping again, striking the prop and going out of control." In a telephone interview with the investigator-in-charge, a witness described the landing as "flat attitude with power." He reported that the airplane began to oscillate, and after several porpoises, the propeller and nose tire impacted the runway simultaneously. The airplane veered to the right, and the left wing and propeller contacted the runway. The pilot added in his statement that the mechanic had installed a rubber bumper on the nose landing gear strut to prevent it from bottoming out. He also indicated that the mechanic installed the bumper without consulting him. The rubber bumper was installed in June 2006 and the airplane had been flown several times prior to the accident. The airplane sustained structural damage to the firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2006 | Cessna U206G | Wasco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2006 | Cessna U206G | Whittier, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2006 | Cessna U206G | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Apr 2007 | Cessna U206G | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Steve R. Roberts | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2005 | Cessna U206G | Hanover, Michigan, United States | Forest A. Owen | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Cessna U206G | Lebanon, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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