20080120014439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206F · Orlando, FL · January 20, 2008

Date
January 20, 2008 · 16:22 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Gateway
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8JZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08LA043
Reported as
Cessna U206F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft departed runway 33 at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport for pattern work. On the crosswind to downwind turn the aircraft lost power, the pilot declared an emergency, tried to restart the aircraft with no luck, and was forced to make an off airport landing. There was substantial damage to the wings' floats and tail section. The passengers were unhurt. During the investigation, when the fuel tanks were drained it was determined that there was one gallon of fuel remaining in the left tank and 25 gallons of fuel in the right fuel tank. The CE-206 has a total fuel capacity of 65 gallons with each tank having .8 of a gallon unusable fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT THE KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT FOR PATTERN WORK. ON THE CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND TURN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, TRIED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO LUCK, AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS' FLOATS AND TAIL SECTION. THE PASSENGERS WERE UNHURT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, WHEN THE FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ONE GALLON OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK AND 25 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE CE-206 HAS A TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY OF 65 GALLONS WITH EACH TANK HAVING .8 OF A GALLON UNUSABLE FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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