# Accident 20140422005559A: Cessna T206H, Alton Bay, NH, April 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Alton Bay, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5294° N, 71.3796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5294&lon=-71.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262ME-2014-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140422005559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING OVER LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, NH CHECKING FOR LAKE ICE-OUT CONDITIONS AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING.  PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS LANDING ALTITUDE DUE TO GLASSY LAKE CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  BOTH FLOATS WERE RUPTURED AND FILLED WITH WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK TO THE BOTTOM, 105 FEET DOWN.  THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR HYPOTHERMIA.

## 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 ERA14CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA209), Apr 22, 2014: Cessna T206H (N262ME), Gilford, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the float equipped airplane's altitude while maneuvering above the surface of a lake, which resulted in a float inadvertently contacting the water. Contributing to the accident…

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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