# Accident 20010215003489A: Cessna 206H, New Richmond, WI, February 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: New Richmond, WI
- Airport: New Richmond Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1193° N, 92.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1193&lon=-92.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55PY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215003489A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, AT 1245 CDT, A CESSNA 206, N55PY, COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER ON LANDING AT THE NEW RICHMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANEWAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AT 1045 CST. THE LANDING WAS MADE ON A NEWLY INSTALLED TAXIWAY WHICH PARALLELS RUNWAY 32/14. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, AT APPROX. 1245 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CE-206-H, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE TAXI WAY THAT PARALLELS RUNWAY 32.  UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING A SNOW BANK AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A SINGLE ENGINE LAND, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT (ANE) AT APPROX 1100 HOURS.

## 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 CHI01LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA091), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 206H (N55PY), New Richmond, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was unable to maintain directional control of the airplane when it contacted a patch of ice during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the ice and the snow bank…

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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