# NTSB ANC20CA027: Cessna TP206, N8649Z, Kahului, HI, February 13, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 13, 2020, 13:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Coordinates: 20.896944, -156.433059 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8969&lon=-156.4331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 2020
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC20CA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100997/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100997
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA027

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane porpoising and a subsequent a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and nose-over.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna TP206C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2073313), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, he flared the airplane "too much," and the nose pitched up. Subsequently, the airplane porpoised on the runway, veered left, exited the runway, and nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that, while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, he flared too much, and the nose of the airplane pitched up. Subsequently, the airplane porpoised about 3 times on the runway, veered left, exited the runway, and nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8649Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649Z-2024-04-27), registration cancelled 2024-04-27, S/N P206-0449, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna TP206 (C)
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206c) (registry code 2073313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P206-0449
- Year built: 1968
- Airframe hours: 3354
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520-CM 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: NV Aviation
- Registered owner: NV Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2020
- Departed: OGG, Kahului, HI
- Destination: OGG, Kahului, HI
- Airport: OGG, Kahului, runway 02, 6,998 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 4, 2019; seat: left; flight hours: 2,450 total, 11.6 in this make and model, 2,450 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 4.6 in the last 30 days, 1.2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observed at: PHOG

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20200213004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200213004409A), Feb 13, 2020: Cessna TP206C, Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. Based on information provided by passenger accident video. On 2-12-2020 N8649Z initial approach into ogg airport the aircraft was not stabilized due to…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 31, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100997. 1.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 542 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40481695&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 220 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40481696&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Master.PDF
- Accident Pictures (item 3, .PDF, 421 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40481697&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Pictures-Master.PDF

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.

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