# Accident 20041030033219A: Cessna P206, Jacksonville, FL, October 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2004, 12:12 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 81.7997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-81.7997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2588X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588X-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO550F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030033219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CECIL FIELD WEATHER (5 WEST OF HEG): CALM 5BR SCT015 25/22 ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING T/O ON RUNWAY 11. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 2500 FT. DOWN AND 400 FT. EAST OF RUNWAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO CLIMB AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE TO ABOUT 100-200 FT., PITCH OVER AND DESCEND BELOW THE TREES; ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF AT FULL POWER UNTIL IMPACT. NTSB INVESTIGATOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE. A SKYDIVER/PASSENGER (AND PILOT) IN A/C STATED THAT AFTER T/O ROTATION THE A/C PITCHED UP STEEPLY AND THAT HE MOVED FORWARD IN A/C AND NOTICED THAT THE PILOT WAS FRANTICALLY RETRIMMING A/C NOSE DOWN. A SECOND SKYDIVER/PASSENGER SEATED BESIDE PILOT NOTICED SAME PILOT ACTION.

## 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 MIA05FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA017), Oct 30, 2004: Cessna P206 (N2588X), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper setting of the elevator trim by the pilot-in-command, his failure to follow the checklist related to elevator trim setting, and his failure to maintain VS during climb after takeoff…

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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