# Accident 20060912018829A: Cessna U206G, Wasco, CA, September 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2006, 08:55 local time
- Place: Wasco, CA
- Airport: Wasco-Kern County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.6197° N, 119.3536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6197&lon=-119.3536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6238U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6238U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total, 369 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06TA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060912018829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE WAS LEFT RUNNING WITH PARKING BRAKE SET (NO CHOCKS, NO TIE-DOWNS) WHILE THE PILOT USED A RESTROOM ADJACENT TO THE PARKING SPOT. WHILE INDISPOSED THE PILOT HEARD THE BRAKE RELEASE AND THE ENGINE NOISE CHANGE AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED AWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE PLANE TAXIED THROUGH A DIP NEAR THE RUNUP AREA CAUSING A CHANGE IN DIRECTION AND A POWER INCREASE. THE PLANE TORE THROUGH THE CHAIN LINK AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, TAXIED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OF ROADS, THEN WAS STOPPED AS IT RAN INTO AN ALMOND ORCHARD.

## 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 LAX06TA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA291), Sep 12, 2006: Cessna U206G (N6238U), Wasco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision in leaving the engine running while he left the airplane unattended.

## Other reports on N6238U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800120001419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120001419A), Jan 20, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA (N6238U), Rio Grande City, TX, Substantial damage. Landed in strong crosswind. Bounced. Aircraft drifted off runway alignment into a fence on edge of runway.

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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