# Accident 20200801013289A: Cessna T206H, Bentonville, AR, August 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2020, 20:35 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Airport: Bentonville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3453° N, 94.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3453&lon=-94.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N829PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N829PA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 7 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200801013289A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 1, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 AT BENTONVILLE, AR (KVBT), CESSNA MODEL 206/A S/N T20608950, N829PA DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES. LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY FLIPPING OVER WITH THE FINAL RESTING POINT BEING ON THE TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED

## 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 CEN20CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA349), Aug 1, 2020: Cessna T206 (N829PA), Bentonville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare which resulted in a bounced 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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