# Accident 20050927025969A: Cessna T206H, Sturgeon Bay, WI, September 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8436° N, 87.4214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8436&lon=-87.4214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206WK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206WK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050927025969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HIT A LARGE WAVE WHILE ATTEMPTING WATER LANDINGS DIGGING A FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI05CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA275), Sep 27, 2005: Cessna T206H (N206WK), Sturgeon Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unexpected wave that the airplane encountered during the landing flare.

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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