# Accident 20190913013129A: Cessna P206B, Caldwell, ID, September 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2019, 12:45 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Jim Thorpe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7256° N, 116.8669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7256&lon=-116.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4746F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4746F-2021-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA545) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913013129A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FROM CARSON CITY, NV. HE STATED HIS GPS INDICATED THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WEST AT 600-800' AGL, THEREFORE HE SET UP TO LAND TO THE WEST ON THE 1800' STRIP. THE PILOT STATED LANDED LONG, WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING AIRSTRIP, OVERRAN THE END, AND ROLLED INTO AN IRRIGATION DITCH FILLED WITH WATER, WHICH DRAINS INTO THE BOISE RIVER. HE INDICATED HE BELIEVED HIS SPEED WAS 20 MPH AS HE ENTERED THE DITCH. BOTH THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA545), Sep 13, 2019: Cessna P206 (N4746F), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach, which resulted in a long landing, a runway overrun, and collision with a drainage culvert.

## Other reports on N4746F (2)

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

- [Incident 19800430046799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430046799I), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 305A (N4746F), Yentna River An, AK, Minor damage. Right landing collapsed due to a broken bolt.
- [Accident 19790506009739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009739A), May 6, 1979: Cessna P206 (N4746F), Park Forest, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control while landing in a strong gusty cross wind.

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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