What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 12, 2023, at about 1045 central daylight time, N9626G, a Cessna 206, was on final approach, into Mccampbell-Porter Ingleside airport (ktfp), when the aircraft experienced an uncommanded engine shutdown, which resulted in a loss of power. Due to the loss of power, the aircraft was unable to make it onto the runway, forcing the pilot land it on a field approximately 200-300 yards northwest of runway 13. During the landing roll out, the nose landing gear of the aircraft struck a rut on the ground which took out the lower portion of the nose landing gear resulting in a prop strike and the nose of the aircraft contacting the ground. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the lower portion of the nose landing gear had been ripped off the aircraft and the nose landing gear attachment structure on the aircraft’s lower fuselage was ripped off. The forward lower fuselage skin and lower engine cowl was dented. Two of the propeller blades were bent back and had scrapes consistent with ground scaring. The left wing outboard leading edge and rib were bent and deformed. General visual inspection of the aircraft engine did not reveal any obvious cause for the uncommanded shutdown.
Note: the cause of the uncomanded shutdown has not been determined as of this time.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 12, 2023, AT ABOUT 1045 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N9626G, A CESSNA 206, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, INTO MCCAMPBELL-PORTER INGLESIDE AIRPORT (KTFP), WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT ONTO THE RUNWAY, FORCING THE PILOT LAND IT ON A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 200-300 YARDS NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 13. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUT ON THE GROUND WHICH TOOK OUT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE GROUND. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE ON THE AIRCRAFT’S LOWER FUSELAGE WAS RIPPED OFF. THE FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND LOWER ENGINE COWL WAS DENTED. TWO OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BACK AND HAD SCRAPES CONSISTENT WITH GROUND SCARING. THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE AND RIB WERE BENT AND DEFORMED.GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS CAUSE FOR THE UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN.
NOTE: THE CAUSE OF THE UNCOMANDED SHUTDOWN HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF THIS TIME.
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