# Accident 20010725023859A: Cessna TU206F, Minden, NV, July 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2001, 20:00 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0108° N, 119.7508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0108&lon=-119.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2856Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2856Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010725023859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED THE ROBERTSON STOL-EQUIPPED CE-206 FOR LANDING AT MINDEN, NEVADA, AND UNEXPECTEDLY "DROPPED IN HARD" AND A TOTAL OF FOUR BOUNCES FOLLOWED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL ON THE FOURTH BOUNCE AND CAME TO A STOP SLIGHTLY OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT, ABOUT 6 KNOTS. HE SAID HE DID NOT ADD ANY POWER OR ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE THROTTLE WHILE BOUNCING. THE PILOT IS A PARAPLEGIC WHO FLIES WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AND HAS A STATEMENT OF DEMONSTRATED ABILITY. QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN, AND ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY HLN FSDO, REGARDING POSSIBLY INCORRECT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB RIGGING. ADDITIONALLY, THE ROBERTSON FLAP/ELEVATOR INTERCONNECT RIGGING IS POSSIBLY INCORRECT. IMPROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE IS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED, AS THE OXYGEN BOTTLE WAS REMOVED BUT NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE DOCUMENTATION. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SUBMITTED REGARDING THE ABSENCE OF ANY CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS GUIDANCE FOR THE ROBERTSON STC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED VIA AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION WITHOUT BENEFIT OF A FERRY PERMIT; THEREFORE, EIR ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY HLN FSDO ON THIS MATTER. A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION WILL BE ORDERED FOR THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## 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 SEA01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA159), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna TU-206F (N2856Q), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and his improper remedial action after it became clear that he was not successfully salvaging the landing attempt. Factors include an…

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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