# Accident 20110319005369A: Cessna TU206G, Puyallup, WA, March 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2011, 11:15 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County Thun Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1039° N, 122.2869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1039&lon=-122.2869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6169Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6169Z-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-M(7BR)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 55 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110319005369A

## Narrative

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

ON THE 10TH LANDING, WHILE IN THE LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 34 CREW PREFORMED PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND SWITHCHED THE FUEL TANK LEVER TO THE RIGHT TANK WHILE RUNNING THE FUEL PUMP. WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING WITH NORMAL BASE TO FINAL, 20 DEGREES FLAPS, 900 FEET ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. WHEN APPLYING FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DID NOT POWER UP WITH MIXTURE, PROP, AND THROTTLE PUSHED IN FULL. CREW STATES MASTER/IGNITION AND FUEL PUMP WERE ON. THEN IT SEEMED APPARENT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PICHED UP AS THEY APPROACHED THE HILL BEFOR THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE CREW REPORTED HITTING THE GROUND AT 55-60KNOTS. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR11LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA168), Mar 19, 2011: Cessna TU206G (N6169Z), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ activation of the fuel boost pump while preparing to land, which was contrary to checklist procedures and resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6169Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19821007051699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007051699A), Oct 7, 1982: Cessna U206G (N6169Z), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Unable to negotiate a curve while landing on a road. Tried to go-around with full flaps, settled in and nosed over.

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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