# Accident 20090621016739A: Cessna T206H, Columbus, GA, June 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2009, 11:33 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5164° N, 84.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5164&lon=-84.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6075M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6075M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AJ1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 578 total, 87 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090621016739A

## Narrative

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

LANDING KCSG RWY 31, RUNWAY 3997' LONG WITH 0.7 UPSLOPE.  WEATHER OBSERVATION AT 1133L (MADE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT):CLR 10 33/21/3408/991.  LANDED ABOUT 1000' BEYOND TOUCHDOWN ZONE.  AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ON SECOND IMPACT WITH RUNWAY, WITH NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE, THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS BENT TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PROPELLER MADE MULTIPLE RUNWAY STRIKES.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, ENTERING A PARALLEL GRASSY STRIP, CROSSING VER TWY F-2, CONTINUING ON GRASS, ENTERING TWY F, CROSS TWY F TO ANOTHER GRASSY AREA NEAR HANGARS.  SKID MARKS SHOW PILOT-INDUCED RIGHT WHEEL BRAKING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER BACK ONTO TWY F, FINALLY COMING TO A STOP IN THE GRASS IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT OF TWY F, 1100' FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT.  PILOT ADVISED THAT HE THOUGHT A WING GUST CAUSED THE INITIAL BOUNCE HOWEVER NWS RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE ANY GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS MINIMAL.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED BENT PROPELLER BLADES, DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, AND FUSELAGE FRAME DAMAGE.  DAMAGE TO TWO AIRPORT TAXIWAY LIGHTS,ONE ON TWY F-2 AND ONE ON TWY F.  BOTH LIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

## 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 ERA09CA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA362), Jun 21, 2009: Cessna T206H (N6075M), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N6075M (1)

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

- [Accident 20100827043049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827043049A), Aug 27, 2010: Cessna T206H (N6075M), Clayton, GA, Substantial damage. On August 28, 2010 at 13:50 I arrived at [privacy data omitted] in Clayton ga. The property has a private 1700 foot grass strip located at 34DEG 55'28.87" n 83…

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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