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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206 · Rockland, ME · April 24, 1997

Date: April 24, 1997 · 15:18 local
Place: Rockland, ME
Airport: Knox County Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: PNBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N756HK
Reported as: Cessna U206
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total350 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: at approx. 4 miles se of airport, aircraft operating on rt fuel tank, pilot started descent to airport, engine power reduction @ 3 miles, engine sputtered, gained power. Pilot switched fuel tank selector several times leaving rt tank selected. At approx. 300-400 feet AGL, engine round up, 10-15 knots above stall, pilot switched tank selector again, and opted to break left to land in a field 1/4 mile short of runway. Wing tips clipped trees upon landing. When aircraft stopped, it up on the nose and back down on the main gear. Pilot unsure that engine was generating power when it landed. Minor aircraft damage: 2 blades bent rt wing tip broken lt wing le dented.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROX. 4 MILES SE OF AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON RT FUEL TANK, PILOT STARTED DESCENT TO AIRPORT, ENGINE POWER REDUCTION @ 3 MILES, ENGINE SPUTTERED, GAINED POWER. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANK SELECTOR SEVERAL TIMES LEAVING RT TANK SELECTED. AT APPROX. 300-400 FEET AGL, ENGINE ROUND UP, 10-15 KNOTS ABOVE STALL, PILOT SWITCHED TANK SELECTOR AGAIN, AND OPTED TO BREAK LEFT TO LAND IN A FIELD 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. WING TIPS CLIPPED TREES UPON LANDING. WHEN AIRCRAFT STOPPED, IT UP ON THE NOSE AND BACK DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR. PILOT UNSURE THAT ENGINE WAS GENERATING POWER WHEN IT LANDED. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: 2 BLADES BENT RT WING TIP BROKEN LT WING LE DENTED.