19951207040119I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TU206G · Quartzsite, AZ · December 7, 1995

Date
December 7, 1995 · 12:15 local
Place
Quartzsite, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N756AY
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Narrative: on December 7, 1995, at 12:15 mountain standard time, a Cessna TU206, N756AY, collided with trees following a loss of control during a high speed taxi run at a Private field near quartsite, AZ. The aircraft was owned by ted's truck center of quartsite, AZ and was in the process of having engine maintenance performed by albert hansen. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed with gusting winds 20 to 25 knots. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The mechanic, who holds a coml. Pilot certificate with an expired medical certificate, was the only one on board, and sustained no injuries. In a written statement to the federal aviation administration (FAA), on a form 8020-5, aircraft incident report, the mechanic said he was testing the engine power output and let the aircraft roll on the runway due to the rocky surface condition so that the propeller would not be damaged during the test. The mechanic stated that when the power was reduced, the gravel surface would not provide effective braking, and the aircraft departed the runway at the end and struck trees causing substantial damage. In a statement from the airport manager at blythe, CA to lax NTSB, added that due to gusty wind conditions. There was insufficient weight on the wheels for the brakes to be effective. The mechanic stated that he had no intent to fly the aircraft, and when he had completed his repairs he intended to obtain a ferryt permit to fly the aircraft to another maintenance facility to complet all necessary repairs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 7, 1995, AT 12:15 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA TU206, N756AY, COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN AT A PRIVATE FIELD NEAR QUARTSITE, AZ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY TED'S TRUCK CENTER OF QUARTSITE, AZ AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING ENGINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY ALBERT HANSEN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH GUSTING WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC, WHO HOLDS A COML. PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD, AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), ON A FORM 8020-5, AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REPORT, THE MECHANIC SAID HE WAS TESTING THE ENGINE POWER OUTPUT AND LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE ROCKY SURFACE CONDITION SO THAT THE PROPELLER WOULD NOT BE DAMAGED DURING THE TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED, THE GRAVEL SURFACE WOULD NOT PROVIDE EFFECTIVE BRAKING, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE END AND STRUCK TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. IN A STATEMENT FROM THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT BLYTHE, CA TO LAX NTSB, ADDED THAT DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT ON THE WHEELS FOR THE BRAKES TO BE EFFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD NO INTENT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, AND WHEN HE HAD COMPLETED HIS REPAIRS HE INTENDED TO OBTAIN A FERRYT PERMIT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO COMPLET ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS.