Cessna P206 N206JF

Summary

On 3 March 2020 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna P206 registered N206JF was involved in an accident near Hill City, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 March 2020 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hill City, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Hill City-Quadna Mountain (07Y)

Coordinates

46.9558, -93.5975

Aircraft

Cessna P206

Registration

N206JF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Rapids → Bowstring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA111

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude and airspeed during the approach and his delayed addition of power to go around and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a nose-over after landing on the closed snow-covered runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was receiving a flight review and the flight instructor had briefed him to fly the approach to the runway and to terminate the approach by conducting a go-around. However, the pilot allowed the airplane to become "too low and too slow." The landing gear contacted the snow-covered runway as engine power was being added, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The chart supplement for the airport indicated that the airport was closed during winter months. In addition, a NOTAM was in effect advising pilots that the runway was closed from early December through mid-May.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.