Cessna T206H N80TK

Summary

On 16 May 2016 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna T206H registered N80TK, operated by Los Cazadores Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near New Roads, Louisiana, United States. 3 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

16 May 2016 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Roads, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

False River Rgnl (HZR)

Coordinates

30.7183, -91.4786

Aircraft

Cessna T206H

Registration

N80TK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Los Cazadores Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jefferson → New Roads

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA192

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was completing a personal cross-country flight. After flying a visual pattern, the pilot conducted a night landing to the 5,003-ft-long asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the airplane began to shake and veered left. The pilot applied right rudder but was unable to stop the left turn, and the airplane departed the runway surface. Examination of the airframe, nose strut assembly, and tires revealed no evidence of malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he had noticed the airplane shaking on previous landings and that he should have applied more back-elevator control during the landing roll. The pilot's insufficient use of elevator control likely caused the airplane to wheelbarrow and led to the loss of directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.