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FAA accident report · Cessna P206B · Truckee, CA · September 7, 2009

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Date
September 7, 2009 · 18:49 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N206ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA432
Reported as
Cessna P206B
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
257 total100 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days
N206STRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna P206BS/N P206-0356 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna P206BEngine modelContinental IO-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.

The aircraft impacted terrain after takeoff from the Truckee-Tahoe Airport (trk), Truckee, California. Witnesses reported observing the airplane takeoff from runway 19 and turn slightly to the left. The witnesses stated that the airplane seemed like it was not climbing and started to descend. Subsequently, the airplane crashed about one-half mile southeast of the airport and nosed over. One passenger reported that prior to takeoff, the pilot performed an engine run-up and did not notice anything irregular with the airplane. The pilot proceeded to takeoff on runway 19. The passenger stated that the climb was normal until the airplane suddenly pitched upward. The pilot leveled the airplane and the "right wing dipped." As the pilot leveled the airplane a second time, the "left wing dipped' and the airplane impacted the ground. A general weight and balance calculation revealed the aircraft was loaded with 80 gallons of fuel, 320 pounds of baggage and 583 pounds of pilot/passengers. The density altitude for trk at the time of the accident was about 7,500 feet.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT (TRK), TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA. WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 19 AND TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND STARTED TO DESCEND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AND NOSED OVER. ONE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING IRREGULAR WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE CLIMB WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY PITCHED UPWARD. THE PILOT LEVELED THE AIRPLANE AND THE "RIGHT WING DIPPED." AS THE PILOT LEVELED THE AIRPLANE A SECOND TIME, THE "LEFT WING DIPPED' AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. A GENERAL WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 80 GALLONS OF FUEL, 320 POUNDS OF BAGGAGE AND 583 POUNDS OF PILOT/PASSENGERS. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE FOR TRK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 7,500 FEET.

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 WPR09LA432Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTruckee, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed for flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the intermittent failure of the stall warning system due to a contaminated switch.Sep 8, 2009 · Substantial damage