# Accident 20101102054039A: Cessna U206B, Cascade, ID, November 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2010, 14:35 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Cascade
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SQPA
- Location: 44.4922° N, 116.0144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4922&lon=-116.0144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3488L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3488L-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101102054039A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM WILSON BAR AIRSTRIP IN THE IDAHO BACK COUNTRY ON A PART 91 REPOSITION FLIGHT. DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT SOUTH FORK RANCH IN THE IDAHO BACK COUNTRY THE APPROACH IS IN A RIVER CANYON. THE PILOT FLEW DOWN RIVER AND WAS MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN WHILE IN THE CANYON IN ORDER TO SET UP FOR THE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT DID NOT ENSURE THE AREA WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. AS THE PILOT WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE THE TURN HE WAS UNABLE TO TIGHTEN THE TURN SUFFICIENTLY AND STRUCK A ROCKY POINT WITH THE RT MLG AND NOSE GEAR. THE RT MLG WAS BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS THE NOSE WHEEL AND FORK. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO CASCADE, ID. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN CASCADE AND SLID ABOUT 100 FT THEN NOSED OVER AND ENDED UP ON ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR11CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA034), Nov 2, 2010: Cessna U206B (N3488L), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a turn onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern.

## Other reports on N3488L (1)

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

- [Accident 20000702007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702007809A), Jul 2, 2000: Cessna U206B (N3488L), Yellow Pine, ID, No damage. (-23) During landing rollout, the aircraft experienced separation of nosewheel when it contacted the ground. The aircraft flipped over onto it's back before…

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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