# Accident 20030315034999A: Cessna U206A, Honesdale, PA, March 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5153° N, 75.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5153&lon=-75.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4896F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4896F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 150 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315034999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 35 AT CHERRY RIDGE (N30), PA, IMPACTING A SNOWBANK. THE LEFT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF. THERE WERE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 IAD03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA038), Mar 15, 2003: Cessna U206A (N4896F), Honesdale, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N4896F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840524042449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524042449I), May 24, 1984: Cessna U206A (N4896F), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. Lost engine power. Engine caught fire after landing. Mechanics had failed to secure manifold valve fuel line.

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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