# Accident 20070804017139A: Cessna T206H, Lovell, ME, August 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lovell, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2003° N, 70.9028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2003&lon=-70.9028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206MW-2007-11-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,720 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070804017139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING FROM A LAND AIRSTRIP NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE WITH FOUR PASSENGERS, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT A SCENIC FLIGHT WHICH INCLUDED A "FLOAT LANDING." THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES FROM TAKEOFF TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE LAKE FROM THE SOUTH AND MADE A PATTERN OVER THE LANDING AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION (EXTENDED) BY WITNESSES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO ENTER A LEFT ORBIT PATTERN AND THEN A FINAL APPROACH ON A NORTHERLY LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR WEAS OBSERVED TO BE IN THE EXTENDED POSITION DURING THIS PHASE OF THE LANDING AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE (APPARENTLY DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR BEING EXTENDED), COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT REMEMBERS HEARING A "MALE VOICE"-THERE IS A GEAR ADVISORY INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. ANOTHER PASSENGER RECALLED THE PILOT PUSHING A BUTTON AFTER THAT. THIS SILENCED THE WARNING. FAA SAFETY RECOMMENDATION: REQUIRE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT TO HAVE EMERGENCY EXITS THAT CAN BE OPENED FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. RESCUERS COULD NOT GET INTO THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE DOORS LOCKED.

## 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 ATL07LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA110), Aug 4, 2007: Cessna T206H (N206MW), Lovell, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious floatplane's landing gear during a water landing.

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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