# Accident 19990521020779A: Cessna TU206C, West, TX, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: West, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8005° N, 97.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8005&lon=-97.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29096, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29096-2001-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206C (registry code 2073334, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521020779A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 1999, AT 1345 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TU206C AIRPLANE, N29096, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR WEST, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE RAM AIRCRAFT CORPORATION OF WACO, TX, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL GLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT, WACO, TX, AT 1330.  ACCORDING TO THE 440 HOUR PILOT, HE WAS IN A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE 1,600 FOOT TURF RUNWAY.  HE HAD HAD EXTENDED 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS DURING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED "A LITTLE FLAT," AND AIRPLANE "BOUNCED UP."  HE APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED A SECOND TIME.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER, COMING TO A REST INVERTED.  AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SITE AND STATED THAT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUT WAS DAMAGED.  HE ADDED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. (.4) THE PILOT LOST   CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ONTO FINAL APPROACH WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS. UPON TOUCHDOWN WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE AIRPLANE `BOUNCED SLIGHTLY.' THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AGAIN AND THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE `HALF WAY.' THE AIRPLANE `PITCHED UPWARD AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DOWN, IMPACTING THE GROUND NOSE WHEEL FIRST.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 FTW99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA147), May 21, 1999: Cessna TU206C (N29096), West, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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