# Accident 20170716009099A: Cessna TU206G, Albuquerque, NM, July 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2017, 15:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0389° N, 106.6142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0389&lon=-106.6142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 14 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170716009099A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 16 2017 AT 1510 MDT, A CESSNA 206, N166Z REGISTERED TO USDA FOREST SERVICE FIRE & AVIATION PORPOISED ON LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ST. GEORGE, UTAH, ON JULY 16 2017 AT 1215 MDT.

## 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 GAA17CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA414), Jul 16, 2017: Cessna TU206 (N166Z), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

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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