19890712025289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Ft Myers, FL · July 12, 1989

Date
July 12, 1989 · 10:15 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MTNA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N921FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA193
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,450 total1,024 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tight turn on final and high sink rate led to a hard landing. Tail struck the runway. Fuselage and gear damaged.

As the FAA filed it

TIGHT TURN ON FINAL AND HIGH SINK RATE LED TO A HARD LANDING. TAIL STRUCK THE RUNWAY. FUSELAGE AND GEAR DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.