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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206F · Yucca Valley, CA · September 5, 1997

Date: September 5, 1997 · 08:27 local
Place: Yucca Valley, CA
Airport: Valley Vista Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8487Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA313
Reported as: Cessna TU206F
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 544 total37 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N8487QRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 1998 · Cessna TU206FS/N U20603345 Airframe modelCessna TU206F

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What happened

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

Struck a truck that tried to cross runway on service road while 206 was on landing roll. (.4) the airport has an access road that crosses the active runway. The aircraft had landed and was on rollout when the pilot saw a truck approaching. He turned in an attempt to avoid the truck but was unable to prevent the collision. After impact, the truck rolled onto its side and the aircraft nosed over onto its back. At the intersection of the road and runway, a sign is posted that warns of landing aircraft. The driver did not see the sign or the landing aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TRUCK THAT TRIED TO CROSS RUNWAY ON SERVICE ROAD WHILE 206 WAS ON LANDING ROLL. (.4) THE AIRPORT HAS AN ACCESS ROAD THAT CROSSES THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED AND WAS ON ROLLOUT WHEN THE PILOT SAW A TRUCK APPROACHING. HE TURNED IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE COLLISION. AFTER IMPACT, THE TRUCK ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ROAD AND RUNWAY, A SIGN IS POSTED THAT WARNS OF LANDING AIRCRAFT. THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE THE SIGN OR THE LANDING AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX97LA313Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYucca Valley, CAthe driver's failure to see the posted sign and yield to the landing aircraft.Sep 5, 1997 · Substantial damage