# Accident 20220405004969A: Cessna TU206F, Marlin, TX, April 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2022, 12:31 local time
- Place: Marlin, TX
- Airport: Marlin Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3394° N, 96.8504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3394&lon=-96.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N858JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N858JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206F (registry code 2073353, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (registry code 17251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220405004969A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 5, 2022, ABOUT 1231 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TU206 AIRPLANE, N858JA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR MARLIN, TEXAS. THE 2 PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TME), HOUSTON, TEXAS, ON A PIPELINE INSPECTION FLIGHT WITH A DESTINATION OF WACO, TEXAS. THE PILOT CONTACTED WACO APPROACH CONTROL AND INFORMED THEM THAT HE WAS LANDING AT T-15. THE AIRPLANE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO A LEFT BASE LEG AND THEN FINAL. AN ARMORY SECURITY CAMERA LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT RECORDED THE AIRPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. IT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN VEERED BACK ON THE RUNWAY CROSSING THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN DISAPPEARED BEHIND A BUILDING. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS IN A TREED PASTURE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF A GRAVEL ROAD THAT RAN ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF T-15. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE AND RESTED UPRIGHT ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF DEBRIS CONSISTING OF THE LEFT WING TIP WAS LOCATED BENEATH A TREE ABOUT 90 FEET EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPLANE. A BROKEN TREE BRANCH WAS LOCATED AMONG THE DEBRIS.  A SECOND TREE LOCATED 15 FEET SOUTH OF THE IMPACT CRATER SHOWED SEVERAL BROKEN BRANCHES.

## 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 CEN22FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA168), Apr 5, 2022: Cessna TU206F (N858JA), Marlin, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

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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