# Accident 20210123003569A: Cessna U206G, Denton, NC, January 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2021, 14:55 local time
- Place: Denton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6380° N, 80.1102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6380&lon=-80.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GWAS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210123003569A

## Narrative

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

DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED, THEN SHORTLY AFTER LOST POWER SEEMINGLY TO IDLE. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEERED OFF DUE TO TERRAIN CAUSING A GOUGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AFTER HITTING SOME SMALL TREES THAT PUNCTURED THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSE DOWN RESTING ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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.

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