# Accident 19961208042469A: Cessna TU206G, Mammoth Lakes, CA, December 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Airport: Mammoth - June Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5799° N, 118.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5799&lon=-118.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756UP-1997-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,222 total, 722 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961208042469A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THE FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED AND HE TURNED ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP AND CONTINUED THE DESCENT FOR LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW AND HE ADDED THROTTLE, WITH NO RESPONSE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE STALL WARNING WAS SOUNDING AND HE LOWERED THE NOSE SLIGHTLY TO PREVENT A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.  THE PILOT TOLD RESPONDING POLICE OFFICERS THAT AT 100 FEET AGL ON FINAL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED.  HE FURTHER TOLD THE RESPONDING OFFICERS THAT HE 'PUT ON FULL FLAPS TO SLOW HIS FREE FALL,' AND WHEN THAT DID NOT WORK, HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO REGAIN SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR, COLLAPSING IT, AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. THE SAFETY BOARD WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED AND DISASSEMBLED.  THE TOTAL FUEL QUANTITY AND THE DISTRIBUTION AMONG THE TANKS WAS NOT ASCERTAINED.  THE SAFETY BOARD LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SALVAGE FACILITY WHO TRANSPORTED IT FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND SUCCESSFULLY TEST RUN USIN G THE AIRFRAME SYSTEMS.

## 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 LAX97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA078), Dec 8, 1996: Cessna TU206G (N756UP), Mammoth Lakes, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's inappropriate use of flaps and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the subsequent landing attempt.

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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