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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Eureka, AK · July 6, 1989

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Date
July 5, 1989, 19:30 local (Jul 6, 1989, 03:30 UTC)
Place
Eureka, AK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60529Cessna 206
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1990
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
FAA report
19890705020989A
Case key
5220

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Probable cause

The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during a hard landing a subsequent go-around attempt.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - roll
Flare - improperPilot in command
Aborted landing - attemptedPilot in command
Raising of flaps - improperPilot in commandCause
Climb - not possiblePilot in command
In flight collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run

Aircraft

Registration
N60529
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Serial number
U20602030
Airframe hours
3,400
Engine
Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Loren Struthers
Registered owner
Kathy Pedahino
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 1, 1989 · 50 hours before
Departed
MRI · Anchorage, AK
N60529Registered now · Cessna U206FS/N U20602030 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
53
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
535 total · 300 in this make and model · 535 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 8 knots
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 61 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19890705020989ACessna U206F · Eureka, AKBounced on landing, began go around but was unable to lift off before running into an old conveyor belt near runwayJul 5, 1989 · N60529 · Substantial damage