# Incident 20140327004509I: Cessna T206H, Anchorage, AK, March 27, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 27, 2014, 14:44 local time - Place: Anchorage, AK - Airport: Merrill Field - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6251K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6251K) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H - Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 410 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140327004509I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PASSENGER ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC). HE HAD ATTACHED THE TOW BAR TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF THE HANGAR, THERE WAS AN ICY PATCH ON THE RAMP SURFACE SO THE PASSENGER TRANSITIONED TO BEHIND THE STRUT TO PUSH AIRCRAFT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, LEAVNG THE TOW BAR ATTACHED. THE PIC ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TOLD THE PREFLIGHT WAS COMPLETE. THE PIC CLIMBED INTO THE LEFT SEAT WITHOUT PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OR WALKAROUND OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER WHO BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER IS A PROFESSIONAL PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), BUT WAS NOT GIVING INSTRUCTION DURING THIS FLIGHT BUT WAS JUST AN "EXTRA SET OF EYES." THE PIC DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT (MRI), RUNWAY 25, AND FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION. THE PIC ASKED FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO MRI. TOWER ASKED IF ANY ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED, TO WHICH THE PIC REPLIED "NO." THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY LANDED WITH NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO PARKING WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF WITH THE TOW BAR STILL ATTACHED. THE BACK OF THE PROPELLER HAD MADE CONTACE WITH THE FRONT EDGE OF THE TOW BAR HANDLE, JUST SCRAPING PAINT FROM THE TOW BAR AND SLIGHTLY BENDING THE BACK SIDE OF ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES. THE PASSENGER CALLED THE ANCHORAGE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) FIRST THING THE FOLLOWING MORNING (MARCH 28, 2014) AND PROVIDED A STATMENT OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE. ## Other reports on N6251K (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20160703010399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703010399A), Jul 3, 2016: Cessna T206H (N6251K), Halibut Cove, AK, Substantial damage. The single engine sea rated private pilot approached the Cove from the east, intending to land heading west. There is a large island located in the middle of… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.