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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 206 · Merced, CA · October 4, 2011

Date: October 4, 2011 · 10:00 local
Place: Merced, CA
Airport: Merced Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5109U
Reported as: Cessna 206
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total1,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N5109URegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · Cessna 206S/N 206-0109 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pic/cfi was giving flight review to the second pilot. Two previous simulated engine out scenarios had been performed to low approaches only. On this last simulated engine out drill a full stop landing was planned at the departure/destination airport. CFI states that the approach was stable with full flaps. On short final when the CFI expected the second pilot to flare he did not. The PIC commanded "flare", & simultaneously grabbed the elevator and throttle as the second pilot stated, "I can't". There was no aft elevator movement left as it had reached the limit of travel. The second pilot had not reported this situation on this approach, or the two previous simulated forced landing approaches. The resultant landing was hard causing damage to the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PIC/CFI WAS GIVING FLIGHT REVIEW TO THE SECOND PILOT. TWO PREVIOUS SIMULATED ENGINE OUT SCENARIOS HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO LOW APPROACHES ONLY. ON THIS LAST SIMULATED ENGINE OUT DRILL A FULL STOP LANDING WAS PLANNED AT THE DEPARTURE/DESTINATION AIRPORT. CFI STATES THAT THE APPROACH WAS STABLE WITH FULL FLAPS. ON SHORT FINAL WHEN THE CFI EXPECTED THE SECOND PILOT TO FLARE HE DID NOT. THE PIC COMMANDED "FLARE", & SIMULTANEOUSLY GRABBED THE ELEVATOR AND THROTTLE AS THE SECOND PILOT STATED, "I CAN'T". THERE WAS NO AFT ELEVATOR MOVEMENT LEFT AS IT HAD REACHED THE LIMIT OF TRAVEL. THE SECOND PILOT HAD NOT REPORTED THIS SITUATION ON THIS APPROACH, OR THE TWO PREVIOUS SIMULATED FORCED LANDING APPROACHES. THE RESULTANT LANDING WAS HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.