Cessna T206H N6075M

Summary

On 21 June 2009 at about 15:35 local time, a Cessna T206H registered N6075M, operated by Otter Creek Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Georgia, 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.

Date

21 June 2009 at 15:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG)

Coordinates

32.5164, -84.9389

Aircraft

Cessna T206H

Registration

N6075M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Otter Creek Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA362

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in 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 runway 31, and reported that the airplane's flight path was "straight down the center line" of the runway. The airplane "porpoised" on touchdown twice, veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently came to rest in a field. The airplane sustained structural damage to the landing gear and left wing spar. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 340 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported about 580 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 87 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. He did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.