# Accident 20200302009839A: Cessna P206, Hill City, MN, March 2, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 2, 2020, 17:00 local time - Place: Hill City, MN - Airport: Hill City, Quadna Mnt - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 46.9852° N, 93.5950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hill City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9852&lon=-93.5950&mi=10 - Aircraft: N206JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206JF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA P206 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 19,300 total, 13 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200302009839A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PRIVATE PILOT MET WITH HIS CFI FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AT GRAND RAPIDS AIRPORT (KGPZ). THE PLAN OF THE DAY WAS TO FLY A LOCAL FLIGHT REVIEW. THE CFI'S PLAN WAS TO GO OVER TO HILL CITY AIRPORT (K07Y) AND TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR LANDINGS. THE CFI DID NOT CHECK THE NOTAMS FOR HIS PLAN, K07Y WAS CLOSED FOR WINTER OPERATIONS IN THE NOTAMS. THE PILOT RECEIVING THE FLIGHT REVIEW DID NOT CHECK NOTAMS FOR THAT AIRPORT EITHER. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING THE FLIGHT REVIEW BELIEVED HE WAS THE PIC. UPON REVIEW OF LOGBOOKS HIS FLIGHT REVIEW HAD EXPIRED FEBRUARY 2020. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2020, SO THE CFI WAS THE ONLY CURRENT AND LEGAL PILOT ON BOARD AND THUS THE PIC. ARRIVING AT THE AIRPORT N206JF SET UP FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS IN THE LEFT SEAT, WHILE THE CFI WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE PRIVATE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO A SEA OF WHITE AS THE WHOLE AREA WAS COVERED IN ABOUT 18 INCHES OF SNOW. THE CFI WAS LOOKING OUT HIS SIDE WINDOW WITH A DESIRE TO "QUANTIFY" THIS RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FLYING, CONTINUING THE VISUAL APPROACH, HE NEVER HEARD THE CFI SAY ANYTHING TO HIM, ALL OF A SUDDEN HE FELT THE PLANE TOUCH THE SNOW, HE DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS THAT LOW. THE RUNWAY AND SURROUNDING AREA WAS ALL WHITE WITH NO DISTINCT VISUAL CUES. THE CFI DID NOT REALIZE HOW LOW THE PLANE WAS AS HE STATED HE WAS LOOKING OUT HIS OWN SIDE WINDOW, IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE FELT CONTACT WITH THE SNOW THAT HE REALIZED IT. THE CFI DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO THE PRIVATE PILOT PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT VERY RAPIDLY CART WHEELED FLIPPING INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST 100 FT AFTER THE INITIAL MAIN MOUNT CONTACT WITH THE SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND AILERONS, RUDDER, AND PROP STRIKES. THE CFI HAD MADE THE DECISION TO NOT WEAR HIS SHOULDER HARNESS, HE SUFFERED FACE LACERATIONS, SPECIFICALLY NOSE IMPACT REQUIRING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS WEARING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS AND CLIMBED OUT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.