# Accident 20221208019979A: Cessna TP206A, Maricopa, AZ, December 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2022, 13:56 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Hidden Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0545° N, 112.1553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0545&lon=-112.1553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TP206A (registry code 2073310, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TP206A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221208019979A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 8, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1356 MDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL TP206A, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM KIWA, TO AZ43, UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. WHEN THE PIC TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT AGL AND THE PIC PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO THE DESERT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO THE MUD AND PITCHED UP ON ITS NOSE DAMAGING THE PROP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ONTO ITS RIGHT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PIC CALLED THE OWNER AND THE OWNER HAD THE AIRCRAFT TOWED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PARKED IT AT THE RAMP.

## 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 WPR23LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA084), Dec 8, 2022: Cessna TP206A (N30WL), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel management.

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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