Cessna T206H N65067

Summary

On 31 March 2007 at about 22:09 local time, a Cessna T206H registered N65067, operated by Michael Sadler, was involved in an accident near Boise, 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.

Date

31 March 2007 at 22:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boise Air Terminal (KBOI)

Coordinates

43.5644, -116.2228

Aircraft

Cessna T206H

Registration

N65067

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Michael Sadler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA089

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in the aircraft porpoising during the landing. A factor was the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While attempting to land in variable wind conditions, with gusts to about 15 knots, the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to porpoise. During that sequence, the nose gear hit the runway hard a number of times, and ultimately sustained damage that made the aircraft hard to control. The pilot then lost control of the aircraft, which departed the side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.