# Accident 20150515006939A: Cessna T206H, Piggott, AR, May 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2015, 10:05 local time
- Place: Piggott, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3747° N, 90.1661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3747&lon=-90.1661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164CS-2017-05-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150515006939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA233), May 15, 2015: Cessna T206H (N164CS), Piggott, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning magneto. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's improper use of a drill bit instead of a timing pin during magneto installation,…

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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