# Accident 20030627012219A: Cessna P206, Gooding, ID, June 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2003, 12:55 local time
- Place: Gooding, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9169° N, 114.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9169&lon=-114.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2825X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2825X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 131 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627012219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY RADIO CALL FROM AN AIRPORT WORKER THAT A TOW BAR WAS HANGING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT HE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND FORCED AFT AND UPWARD INTO THE UNDERLYING FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE UNDERBELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA03CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA119), Jun 27, 2003: Cessna P206 (N2825X), Gooding, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper flare while landing. Factors include inadequate preflight preparation and a tow bar that had not been removed prior to the flight.

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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