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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TP206A · Boulder, CO · November 2, 2007

Date: November 2, 2007 · 13:45 local
Place: Boulder, CO
Airport: Boulder Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4635F
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA023
Reported as: Cessna TP206A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total600 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N4635FRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Cessna TP206AS/N P206-0235 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna TP206A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Friday, 11/02/07, at approximately 1:45 pm local time, aircraft N4635F, a Cessna 206, registered to front range skydivers, inc. 222 willow street Colorado springs, Colorado, 80903, crashed short of runway 8 at Boulder Municipal Airport. The pilot privacy data omitted reported that he was returning from a skydiving club jump run and entered the pattern for landing on runway 8. On final he saw that he was closing on another aircraft ahead of him and pulled the power off and raised the nose to slow down. When he added power he was too low and slow to make the runway. The aircraft landed on the soft lake shore 250 ft. short of runway 8 and flipped over when the nose wheel dug in. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings, propeller, nose cowl, nose landing gear, aft fuselage and vertical stabilizer. The pilot suffered a broken nose.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, 11/02/07, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 PM LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N4635F, A CESSNA 206, REGISTERED TO FRONT RANGE SKYDIVERS, INC. 222 WILLOW STREET COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903, CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 8 AT BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE WAS RETURNING FROM A SKYDIVING CLUB JUMP RUN AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 8. ON FINAL HE SAW THAT HE WAS CLOSING ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF HIM AND PULLED THE POWER OFF AND RAISED THE NOSE TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN HE ADDED POWER HE WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE SOFT LAKE SHORE 250 FT. SHORT OF RUNWAY 8 AND FLIPPED OVER WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL DUG IN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER, NOSE COWL, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AFT FUSELAGE AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN08CA023Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoulder, COThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude. Contributing factors in this accident were the pilot's intentional low airspeed, his failure to execute a go-around, and the soft terrain.Nov 2, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4635F · 1

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

Incident 19790203005069IDescent · Sedalia, COSkydiver fatality, both chutes failed to open.Feb 3, 1979 · Reported as Cessna 206CESSNA · 1 fatal