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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206A · Sleetmute, AK · August 17, 2016

Date: August 17, 2016 · 11:00 local
Place: Sleetmute, AK
Airport: Sleetmute
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8076Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA455
Reported as: Cessna U206A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,300 total6,300 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N8076ZRegistered now · Cessna U206AS/N U206-0476 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna U206A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While performing a landing at a remote grass airstrip, the aircraft experienced a hard landing that ripped the external belly fuel tank from aircraft and caused substantial damage to aft bottom portion of fuselage skin, stringers, and bell frames.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING A LANDING AT A REMOTE GRASS AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING THAT RIPPED THE EXTERNAL BELLY FUEL TANK FROM AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AFT BOTTOM PORTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN, STRINGERS, AND BELL FRAMES.

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 GAA16CA455Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSleetmute, AKThe pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.Aug 17, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8076Z · 1

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