Cessna U206B N3488L

Summary

On 2 November 2010 at about 20:12 local time, a Cessna U206B registered N3488L, operated by Scott W. Patrick, was involved in an accident near Cascade, Idaho, 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

2 November 2010 at 20:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Cascade, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Cascade (U70)

Coordinates

44.4922, -116.0144

Aircraft

Cessna U206B

Registration

N3488L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Scott W. Patrick

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilson Bar → Cascade

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA034

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a turn onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was flying the second airplane in a flight of two, was maneuvering in the traffic pattern at a remote back-country airstrip. The approach to the airstrip required the pilots to make a precise base leg to final turn between two steep rock cliffs. During the accident pilot's turn to final approach, he inadvertently made too wide of a turn, resulting in the airplane's nose and right main landing gear colliding with the cliff and becoming separated from the airframe. After the pilot in the other airplane confirmed the extent of the damage, the pilot flying the accident airplane maneuvered to a town where emergency personnel could be available on the ground. Due to the damage, the pilot decided to land in the grass/turf area alongside the main runway. During the landing roll, the nose gear strut dug into the soft terrain and the airplane nosed over onto its back.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.