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FAA accident report · Cessna T207A · Monument Valley, UT · May 23, 2011

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Date
May 23, 2011 · 15:45 local
Place
Monument Valley, UT
Airport
Monument Valley
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GCNA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N803AN
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11FA232
Reported as
Cessna T207A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-M
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
6
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
890 total109 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days
N803ANRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2014 · Cessna T207AS/N 20700570 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna T207AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520-MReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Grand canyon airlines operating a CE-207, into Monument Valley (UT25) airport landed hard in windy and gusty cross wind conditions. The pilot elected to go around. He made a left turn off the runway which put the wind on the tail, with that and the load the aircraft had, it stalled dragging the left wing in the sand and the aircraft cartwheeled. Destroying the aircraft. The aopa airport chart states no go arounds.

As the FAA filed it

GRAND CANYON AIRLINES OPERATING A CE-207, INTO MONUMENT VALLEY (UT25) AIRPORT LANDED HARD IN WINDY AND GUSTY CROSS WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE MADE A LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY WHICH PUT THE WIND ON THE TAIL, WITH THAT AND THE LOAD THE AIRCRAFT HAD, IT STALLED DRAGGING THE LEFT WING IN THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AOPA AIRPORT CHART STATES NO GO AROUNDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11FA232Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportMonument Valley, UTThe pilot's decision to initiate a go-around after a bounced landing at an airport where go-arounds were not advised and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around.May 23, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N803AN · 1

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

Incident 20070406007339IClimb · Prescott, AZ(-23) On April 6, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] flew N803AN on a training flight with [privacy data omitted]. On climb, aircraft lost elevator trim resulting in aircraft returning to prc after declaring an emergency. Post flight revealed the elevator…Apr 6, 2007