# Accident 19990328020859A: Cessna U206F, Fayetteville, NC, March 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Regional/Grannis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9596° N, 78.8994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9596&lon=-78.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,060 total, 160 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328020859A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 1999, AT 1240 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 206, N59WA, COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE LANDING AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FAYETTEVILLE, NC. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT POPE AIR FORCE BASE AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON ARRIVAL, HE WAS CLEARED FOR RUNWAY 22 AND NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER OF WINDS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.  TOUCHDOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEEMED NORMAL, BUT AS THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT.  UNABLE TO STOP THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN.  ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE, THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE RECEIVED LONGITUDINAL SCRATCHING AND PUNCTURES, THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION WAS BENT TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT BRACES WERE BROKEN  OFF, AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR WAS BENT UPWARDS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (.4) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AND WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEGREES AT TEN KNOTS.  THE PILOT TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION AGAINST THE CROSSWIND BUT AS THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA065), Mar 28, 1999: Cessna 206 (N59WA), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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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