What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 28, 2006, at approximately 1230 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TU206G, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at deadwood reservoir airstrip, near Lowman, Idaho. The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was being operated under contract to the usda forest service by pioneer aviation, inc., boise, Idaho, as a public use flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that had originated from boise, Idaho, at approximately 0900. U.S. Forest service personnel stated that the purpose of the flight was for an aerial survey for forest pest detection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 28, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TU206G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT DEADWOOD RESERVOIR AIRSTRIP, NEAR LOWMAN, IDAHO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CONTRACT TO THE USDA FOREST SERVICE BY PIONEER AVIATION, INC., BOISE, IDAHO, AS A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED FROM BOISE, IDAHO, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900. U.S. FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR AN AERIAL SURVEY FOR FOREST PEST DETECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.