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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206F · Bethel, AK · May 6, 2009

Date
May 6, 2009 · 09:05 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
A6BC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N629SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09LA038
Reported as
Cessna TU206F
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
8,089 total432 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

According to pilot's statement, after take off the aircraft's left wing began to stall probably due to the pilot using soft field take off technique and this stall was aggravated by heavy frost on the wings and horizontal surfaces. The aircraft's left wing struck the ground approximately 30 yds off the edge of the runway. The aircraft continued on for approximately 90 more yards until the nose wheel collapsed and the nose buried into the ground and stopped the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO PILOT'S STATEMENT, AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING BEGAN TO STALL PROBABLY DUE TO THE PILOT USING SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF TECHNIQUE AND THIS STALL WAS AGGRAVATED BY HEAVY FROST ON THE WINGS AND HORIZONTAL SURFACES. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 30 YDS OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 MORE YARDS UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE BURIED INTO THE GROUND AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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