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FAA accident report · Cessna T206H · Wiggins, MS · August 14, 2014

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Date
August 14, 2014 · 06:10 local
Place
Wiggins, MS
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1229M
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA389
Reported as
Cessna T206H
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1229MRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Cessna T206HS/N T20608711 · Built 2007Airframe modelCessna T206HEngine modelLycoming TIO-540-AJ1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot reported that as he was traveling from grayson county, Texas, (kgyi) to daytona beach, Florida (kdab). He decided to stop in mobile, Alabama (kmob) for food and fuel. The pilot reported that he checked the weather and learned there were a ceiling at 2500 ft. MSL for kmob. As he was descending to kmob from 9500 ft MSL, he saw a black cloud, so to maintain visual flight rules , he increased the rate of descent and decreased the throttle in order to maintain airspeed outside of the yellow caution area. The pilot reported that at approximately 2500 ft MSL, he attempted to level the aircraft and increase throttle. When he attempted to increase throttle, there was no response from the engine but the propeller was continuing to spin. He increased the mixture and again attempted to increase throttle but still received no response from the engine. He stated the throttle felt very loose. He advised air traffic control of his problem and selected nearest on the GPS. He did not see an airfield so he declared an emergency. As he was trying to land in a hay field the aircraft landing gear hit the top of a tree, breaking the tail section of the aircraft off in the tree. The aircraft impact the ground approximately 30 feet on the opposite side of oilwell road causing substantial damage to the aircraft to include breaking the engine away from the airframe. It was reported the pilot and one passenger has serious injured and one passenger was treated at a hospital and released.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS TRAVELING FROM GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS, (KGYI) TO DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (KDAB). HE DECIDED TO STOP IN MOBILE, ALABAMA (KMOB) FOR FOOD AND FUEL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CHECKED THE WEATHER AND LEARNED THERE WERE A CEILING AT 2500 FT. MSL FOR KMOB. AS HE WAS DESCENDING TO KMOB FROM 9500 FT MSL, HE SAW A BLACK CLOUD, SO TO MAINTAIN VISUAL FLIGHT RULES , HE INCREASED THE RATE OF DESCENT AND DECREASED THE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED OUTSIDE OF THE YELLOW CAUTION AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT MSL, HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT AND INCREASE THROTTLE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THROTTLE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE BUT THE PROPELLER WAS CONTINUING TO SPIN. HE INCREASED THE MIXTURE AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THROTTLE BUT STILL RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HE STATED THE THROTTLE FELT VERY LOOSE. HE ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF HIS PROBLEM AND SELECTED NEAREST ON THE GPS. HE DID NOT SEE AN AIRFIELD SO HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AS HE WAS TRYING TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT THE TOP OF A TREE, BREAKING THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF IN THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF OILWELL ROAD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE BREAKING THE ENGINE AWAY FROM THE AIRFRAME. IT WAS REPORTED THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER HAS SERIOUS INJURED AND ONE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

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 ERA14LA389Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWiggins, MSA loosening of the engine throttle cable from its support clamp during flight, which resulted in a loss of throttle control.Aug 14, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1229M · 1

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

Incident 20140306001579ILanding: Rollout · El Paso, TXN1229M departed khqz for a flight to elp on the afternoon of 3/6/14. Upon descending out of 12,500 the pilot failed to enrich the mixture upon landing in elp. The engine lost power on rollout on runway 26L and failed to restart. The C206 needed to be towed…Mar 6, 2014 · No damage