# Accident 19890318007459A: Cessna TU206F, Anacortes, WA, March 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1989, 13:35 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4601° N, 122.6008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4601&lon=-122.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7551Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7551Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 318 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318007459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO FLARE FOR WATER LANDING BUCKLING THE RIGHT FLOAT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA067), Mar 18, 1989: Cessna TU206 (N7551Z), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMPROPER FLARE & HARD LANDING. HIS LACK OF RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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