# Accident 20111217028239A: Cessna 208, Mesquite, NV, December 17, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 17, 2011, 13:00 local time - Place: Mesquite, NV - Airport: Mesquite Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.8331° N, 114.0558° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8331&lon=-114.0558&mi=10 - Aircraft: N275PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275PM-2017-04-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 208 - Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 1,009 total, 131 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA069) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111217028239A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT FOR SKYDIVING OPERATIONS. PILOT STATED THAT 16 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT HAD 100 LBS FUEL IN ONE WING TANK, AND ANOTHER 75 LBS FUEL IN THE OTHER TANK. BASED ON STANDARD DAY WEIGHT OF JET FUEL TOTAL 175 LBS INDICATES THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25.73 GALLONS OF JET FUEL AVAILABLE FOR THE OPERATIONS. PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK ONE LOAD OF JUMPERS OFF EARLIER IN THE DAY AND RETURNED FOR SECOND LOAD. SECOND LOAD COMMENCED WITH 10 JUMPERS, ONE OBSERVER (SEATED IN THE SECOND PILOT'S SEAT), AND THE PILOT, FOR A TOTAL OF 12 PERSONNEL ON BOARD. PILOT STATED THAT IN COMMUNICATION WITH LA CTR THAT WHILE CLIMBING TO FLT LVL 150 TRAFFIC WAS ENCOUNTERED AND REPORTED BY LA CTR. PILOT STATED HE WOULD CONTINUE TO CLIMB AND HAD NEGATIVE CONTACT WITH TRAFFIC. PILOT STATED THAT A SECOND COMMUNICATION WITH LA CTR STATED ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC. PILOT STATED HE WOULD CONTINUE TO CIRCLE UNTIL TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR OF THE AREA. PILOT DID NOT STATE HOW LONG HE MAINTAINED FLT LVL 150. HOWEVER, PILOT DID STATE THAT PRIOR TO JUMPERS DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED, LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STATED HE TOLD JUMPERS TO CLEAR THE AIRCRAFT AND HE THEN BEGAN A DESCENT TO LAND AT MESQUITE AIRPORT THE ORIGIN OF THE OPERATION. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A FEATHERED PROPELLER AND CAME INTO LANDING TOO FAST. PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED JUST A LITTLE PAST MID-FIELD AND CONTINUED PAST THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE FENCE, DOWN A HILL, THROUGH A METAL GUARD RAIL, OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER, HITTING THE GOLF COURSE TEE BOX AND CONTINUING DOWN ANOTHER HILL BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AFTER FALL DOWN FIRST HILL AND WAS FOUND ON ROAD, MLG WAS TORN FROM AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND WAS FOUND ON HILL. PROPELLER BROKE OFF ENGINE AND WAS FOUND ON HILL IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND OBSERVER/PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED, PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, PILOT REFUSED TREATMENT AT THE SCENE. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT WEARING THE SHOULDER HARNESS EITHER, BUT BOTH WERE WEARING PARACHUTES AS REQUIRED BY THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS. ## 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 WPR12CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA069), Dec 17, 2011: Cessna 208 (N275PM), Mesquite, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Other reports on N275PM (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20080725842839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080725842839I), Jul 25, 2008: Cessna 208 (N275PM), Ritzville, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot and jumpers briefed a 6000' MSL forward diving exit while climbing with power. At approx 1300 LCL jumper [privacy data omitted] exited the aircraft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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