What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 9, 2001, about 1410 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna P206B, N146A, operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during an attempted go-around at Willits, California. The private rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The student rated pilot and one passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that was operating under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated at san carlos, California, about 1305, and was destined for Willits. Witnesses reported that the airplane landed on runway 34, then initiated a go-around. The airplane was seen to achieve a nose high attitude and drift from the runway centerline to the right. The crash occurred 1,800 feet from the beginning of runway 34 and 360 feet to the right. Examination of the wreckage revealed about 25 degrees of wing flaps and about 1.25 inches of elevator trim tab down setting. According to Cessna aircraft, maximum trim deflection is 1.35 inches. (-23) on September 9, 2001, at approximately 1400 the aircraft was on approach to runway 34 at Ells-Willits airport (028). The aircraft touched down about 645 ft from the approach end of the runway. After touch down the aircraft bounced and drifted over a small ridge on the right side of the runway, the nose of the aircraft pointed west. Witnesses stated that the pilot added power in an apparent attempt to go-around. Witnesses also stated that the engine seemed to increase in power normally; however, they then observed the aircraft climb at a steep angle. The right wing dropped and the aircraft contacted trees about 360 feet east of the runway while in an approx. 90 degree right wing down attitude. The right wing was torn off by the trees and the aircraft continued to descend to terrain beyond the stand of trees. The aircraft came to rest upside down about 500 feet from the runway. The flaps were extended 22 degrees (actuator extended 4.25") and the elevator trim was full nose up (actuator extended 1.25"). The pilot died at the scene, the rest were transported to the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2001, ABOUT 1410 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA P206B, N146A, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AT WILLITS, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE STUDENT RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1305, AND WAS DESTINED FOR WILLITS. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 34, THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN TO ACHIEVE A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND DRIFT FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE RIGHT. THE CRASH OCCURRED 1,800 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 34 AND 360 FEET TO THE RIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED ABOUT 25 DEGREES OF WING FLAPS AND ABOUT 1.25 INCHES OF ELEVATOR TRIM TAB DOWN SETTING. ACCORDING TO CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MAXIMUM TRIM DEFLECTION IS 1.35 INCHES. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT ELLS-WILLITS AIRPORT (028). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 645 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED OVER A SMALL RIDGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTED WEST. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT ADDED POWER IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO INCREASE IN POWER NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THEY THEN OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB AT A STEEP ANGLE. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES ABOUT 360 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY WHILE IN AN APPROX. 90 DEGREE RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN OFF BY THE TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TO TERRAIN BEYOND THE STAND OF TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED 22 DEGREES (ACTUATOR EXTENDED 4.25") AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FULL NOSE UP (ACTUATOR EXTENDED 1.25"). THE PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE, THE REST WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.