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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TU206F · Half Moon Bay, CA · March 22, 2010

Date
March 22, 2010 · 14:25 local
Place
Half Moon Bay, CA
Airport
Half Moon Bay
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1531U
Reported as
Cessna TU206F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1830
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,350 total20 in this make and model5 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.

Pilot reports a normal takeoff and departure from Half Moon Bay, California (haf) runway 30, at 1410 PDT on Monday 03/22/2010, as a solo flight. Weather was clear with winds reported from 300 degrees at 15 knots, temperature 65 f. pilot returned to haf at 1425 PDT and entered right downwind for runway 30. Pilot reports using checklist and that landing gear was verified via the cockpit green lights and the visual wing indicators. Pilot reports entering final at 110 knots with flaps down and toughing down on the runway at 300 feet from the pavement beginning. Aircraft rolled for 1000 feet when the left main landing gear collapsed at 70 knots indicated. The aircraft veered to the left and exited the runway at a heading of 240. The left wing impacted the dirt and tall grass coming to rest 30 feet left of runway 30 heading 120.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTS A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE FROM HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA (HAF) RUNWAY 30, AT 1410 PDT ON MONDAY 03/22/2010, AS A SOLO FLIGHT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM 300 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 65 F. PILOT RETURNED TO HAF AT 1425 PDT AND ENTERED RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 30. PILOT REPORTS USING CHECKLIST AND THAT LANDING GEAR WAS VERIFIED VIA THE COCKPIT GREEN LIGHTS AND THE VISUAL WING INDICATORS. PILOT REPORTS ENTERING FINAL AT 110 KNOTS WITH FLAPS DOWN AND TOUGHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT 300 FEET FROM THE PAVEMENT BEGINNING. AIRCRAFT ROLLED FOR 1000 FEET WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT 70 KNOTS INDICATED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AT A HEADING OF 240. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE DIRT AND TALL GRASS COMING TO REST 30 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 30 HEADING 120.