20031218037569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Thonotosassa, FL · December 18, 2003

Date: December 18, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place: Thonotosassa, FL
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N603DK
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04FA035
Reported as: Cessna U206G
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 78 total78 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 12/18/03 at approximately 1655 EDT, a Cessna 206, N603DK, registered and piloted by kimsey young, crashed while on a local flight when attempting a water landing at lake Thonotosassa, Thonotosassa, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was seriously damaged and the pilot and passenger were fatalities. The flight originated at vandenburg field, tampa FL on December 18, 2003 at approximately 16:45 local time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/18/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 1655 EDT, A CESSNA 206, N603DK, REGISTERED AND PILOTED BY KIMSEY YOUNG, CRASHED WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING AT LAKE THONOTOSASSA, THONOTOSASSA, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALITIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VANDENBURG FIELD, TAMPA FL ON DECEMBER 18, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 LOCAL TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA04FA035Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportThonotosassa, FLThe pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing on the water, resulting in a loss of control, and the airplane nosing over.Dec 18, 2003 · Substantial damage