What happened
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History of flight
On may 15, 2015, about 08:30 a.m. central daylight time, a 2014 Cessna T206H airplane, us registration number N164CS, serial number T20609132, impacted terrain shortly after departure from the Piggott municipal airport (7M7), Piggott, Arkansas. The private pilot, sole occupant on the aircraft, sustained minor injury. The airplane was substantially damaged during the accident. The aircraft was registered to mid continent aircraft of hayti, MO and was being operated by an air transport pilot rated male under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, operating with a commercial weather service, computerized flight plan briefing. The flight originated at 7M7 and was destined for walnut ridge regional, (karg), walnut ridge, AR. There were no other witnesses. The pilot in command departed to the south on runway 18 with no flaps deployed. At approximately 1000 feet the PIC rotated the aircraft and began his climb. At approximately 30 feet AGL altitude the PIC noticed the engine surge to a higher RPM. The aircraft lost power and settled back onto the runway. The aircraft had too much speed to effectively stop and overshot the runway, coming to rest in an irrigation ditch perpendicular to the runway.
Pilot information
The pilot held an airplane single engine land and airplane multiengine land certificate with air transport pilot privileges. His last second-class federal aviation administration, (FAA) medical was issued on 01/07/2015. A current pilot logbook was available.
Aircraft information
The 2014 model Cessna T206H, serial number T20609132, was a high fixed wing, semi-monocoque airplane, with fixed tricycle landing gear, configured for a maximum of 6 occupants. Current aircraft logbooks were not available.
As the FAA filed it
HISTORY OF FLIGHT
ON MAY 15, 2015, ABOUT 08:30 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 2014 CESSNA T206H AIRPLANE, US REGISTRATION NUMBER N164CS, SERIAL NUMBER T20609132, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE PIGGOTT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (7M7), PIGGOTT, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT ON THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO MID CONTINENT AIRCRAFT OF HAYTI, MO AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY AN AIR TRANSPORT PILOT RATED MALE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, OPERATING WITH A COMMERCIAL WEATHER SERVICE, COMPUTERIZED FLIGHT PLAN BRIEFING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 7M7 AND WAS DESTINED FOR WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL, (KARG), WALNUT RIDGE, AR. THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 18 WITH NO FLAPS DEPLOYED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THE PIC ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN HIS CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AGL ALTITUDE THE PIC NOTICED THE ENGINE SURGE TO A HIGHER RPM. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOO MUCH SPEED TO EFFECTIVELY STOP AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST IN AN IRRIGATION DITCH PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY.
PILOT INFORMATION
THE PILOT HELD AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE WITH AIR TRANSPORT PILOT PRIVILEGES. HIS LAST SECOND-CLASS FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, (FAA) MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON 01/07/2015. A CURRENT PILOT LOGBOOK WAS AVAILABLE.
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
THE 2014 MODEL CESSNA T206H, SERIAL NUMBER T20609132, WAS A HIGH FIXED WING, SEMI-MONOCOQUE AIRPLANE, WITH FIXED TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR, CONFIGURED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 6 OCCUPANTS. CURRENT AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.