# Accident 20010502010629A: Cessna T206H, Watkins, CO, May 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2001, 13:05 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7503° N, 104.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7503&lon=-104.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72582, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010502010629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. AMDAHL STATED HE WAS EXPERIENCING ICING CONDITIONS AND WAS DIVERTED TO FRONT RANGE AIRPORT. HE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT FRONT RANGE RUNWAY 24. HIS AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY STRIKING 1 EACH RUNWAY LIGHT AND ONE TAXIWAY MARKER, CAUSING MINOR SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT. MR. AMDAHL STATED HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE ICING CONDITION IN THE DENVER AREA PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.

## 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 DEN01LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA100), May 2, 2001: Cessna T206H (N72582), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper decent rate during the flare resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors icing conditions and accumulations of wing ice.

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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