# Accident 20100419032709A: Cessna T206H, Fullerton, CA, April 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2010, 16:02 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 117.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6045C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6045C) (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: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 305 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10TA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100419032709A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING FLARE, PILOT REPORTS HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE LEFT GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING A RUNWAY SIGN BOX WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND CAUSED THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND BENDING ONE BLADE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND A PORTION OF THE FIREWALL.  THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR10TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10TA213), Apr 19, 2010: Cessna T206H (N6045C), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing flare and failure to maintain directional control on the ground.

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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