Cessna T206 N917CF

Summary

On 6 May 2016 at about 16:01 local time, a Cessna T206 registered N917CF was involved in an accident near Jasper, Texas, 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

6 May 2016 at 16:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Jasper, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Jasper County-Bell Field (JAS)

Coordinates

30.8867, -94.0353

Aircraft

Cessna T206

Registration

N917CF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntsville → Jasper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA223

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact, a nose wheel landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing flare she inadvertently allowed the nose of the airplane to drop and the nose wheel touched down first. Subsequently, the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane veered off the runway to left, stopping about 75 feet into the grass parallel the runway. During the runway excursion, the propeller dug into the terrain and the left wing impacted the ground. The left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.