# Accident 20100323030009A: Cessna U206B, Homer, AK, March 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2010, 14:15 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENEA
- Location: 59.6456° N, 151.4767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6456&lon=-151.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N522HA-2014-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100323030009A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 3 AND WAS ABOUT 300 FEET AGL  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP SHORT LANDING IN DEEP SNOW AND FLIPPED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC10FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA029), Mar 23, 2010: Cessna 206 (N522HA), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the No. 4 engine cylinder head resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt a low altitude turn back to…

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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