# Accident 20241017016499A: Textron Aviation Inc T206H, Tri Cities, TN, October 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2024, 14:37 local time
- Place: Tri Cities, TN
- Airport: Tri-Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4752° N, 82.4074° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4752&lon=-82.4074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron T206H (registry code 2073343, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 255 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241017016499A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2024, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 05 AT KTRI. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A RAPID LEFT YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH ADDITIONAL RIGHT RUDDER AND ADDING RIGHT RUDDER TRIM BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 INSTEAD OF CONTINUING THE CLIMB AS THE AIRSPEED WAS DECAYING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH RUNWAY 05, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY MEDIAN LEFT OF RUNWAY 05. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT-WING SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE ON THE OUTER LEADING EDGE.

## 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 ERA25LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA022), Oct 17, 2024: Textron T206H (N89S), Blountville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff and subsequent rejected takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…

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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