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FAA incident report · Cessna TU206G · Challis, ID · October 18, 2020

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Date
October 18, 2020 · 09:00 local
Place
Challis, ID
Airport
Lower Loon Airstrip
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
M2LA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N206TZ
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,126 total1,061 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days
N206TZRegistered now · Cessna TU206GS/N U20605165 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna TU206GEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to the pilot he was on a normal approach; two airplanes landed ahead of him. Neither one reported any problems. He spaced out his downwind FAR enough that the last plane could taxi off the runway. He had full flaps deployed and adjusted aircraft speed down to 60 knots, slowing to 55 knots on short final. As he started to cross the river the aircraft began to sink and he added some power, several inches of manifold from 15 inches to 18 inches. He immediately pulled power back so he didn't have excess airspeed because it?s a steep approach to that runway. It appeared to be a normal flare and as he hit the bottom end of his flare the aircraft fell out. He is not sure if it was break in the headwind causing a decrease in lift. When it dropped the aircraft bounced solidly. He held on and rode out the landing. The runway is a steep down slope. The pilot conducted a walk-around after landing and did not notice any discrepancies with aircraft. He fixated on the landing gear while conducting his walk-around. He did not see the damage until he returned to mccall airport. His return flight did not contain any passengers.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH; TWO AIRPLANES LANDED AHEAD OF HIM. NEITHER ONE REPORTED ANY PROBLEMS. HE SPACED OUT HIS DOWNWIND FAR ENOUGH THAT THE LAST PLANE COULD TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. HE HAD FULL FLAPS DEPLOYED AND ADJUSTED AIRCRAFT SPEED DOWN TO 60 KNOTS, SLOWING TO 55 KNOTS ON SHORT FINAL. AS HE STARTED TO CROSS THE RIVER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND HE ADDED SOME POWER, SEVERAL INCHES OF MANIFOLD FROM 15 INCHES TO 18 INCHES. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED POWER BACK SO HE DIDN'T HAVE EXCESS AIRSPEED BECAUSE IT?S A STEEP APPROACH TO THAT RUNWAY. IT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL FLARE AND AS HE HIT THE BOTTOM END OF HIS FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FELL OUT. HE IS NOT SURE IF IT WAS BREAK IN THE HEADWIND CAUSING A DECREASE IN LIFT. WHEN IT DROPPED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SOLIDLY. HE HELD ON AND RODE OUT THE LANDING. THE RUNWAY IS A STEEP DOWN SLOPE. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A WALK-AROUND AFTER LANDING AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DISCREPANCIES WITH AIRCRAFT. HE FIXATED ON THE LANDING GEAR WHILE CONDUCTING HIS WALK-AROUND. HE DID NOT SEE THE DAMAGE UNTIL HE RETURNED TO MCCALL AIRPORT. HIS RETURN FLIGHT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY PASSENGERS.