# NTSB ATL06CA113: Cessna 208, N415GA, Riceboro, GA, July 29, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 29, 2006, 15:14 local (19:14 UTC) - Place: Riceboro, GA - Coordinates: 31.735277, -81.440277 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7353&lon=-81.4403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 6 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: College Park FSDO-11 - NTSB case key (mKey): 64215 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA113 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64215/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA113 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to achieve the proper takeoff distance on a short water runway resulting in an in-flight collision with a berm and a marshy area on initial takeoff climb. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb - terrain condition - short runway/landing area - distance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - berm - terrain condition - swampy ## Analysis The pilot stated that the takeoff area on the lake was 2,200 feet long. He computed the takeoff distance at 1,990 feet. He completed a preflight inspection and engine run up and no anomalies were noted. He water taxied the airplane to the start point and initiated the takeoff by increasing power. The airplane did not rotate at the planned takeoff point so the pilot applied aft pressure on the control yoke. The airplane became airborne and struck a three foot tall berm and collided with the marsh coming to a complete stop. The pilot stated there were no mechanical problems with the airplane and that he failed to attain the proper takeoff point resulting in the collision with the berm on initial takeoff climb. ## Factual narrative On July 29, 2006, at 1514 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 208 amphibian airplane, N415GA, registered to Hampton Island Aviation LLC, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, collided with a berm on initial take off climb in the vicinity of Riceboro, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The commercial pilot and five passengers reported no injuries. The flight was originating from Harvest Lake, Riceboro, Georgia, on July 29, 2006, at 1514. The pilot stated the take off area on the lake is 2,200 feet long. He computed the take off distance at 1,990 feet. He completed a preflight inspection and engine run up and no anomalies were noted. He water taxied the airplane to the start point and initiated the take off by increasing power. The airplane did not rotate at the planned take off point so the pilot applied aft pressure on the control yoke. The airplane became airborne and struck a three foot tall berm and collided with the marsh coming to a complete stop. The pilot stated there were no mechanical problems with the airplane and that he failed to attain the proper takeoff point resulting in the collision with the berm on initial take off climb. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N415GA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415GA-2009-05-21), registration cancelled 2009-05-21, S/N 20800376, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 208 - Registry model: [Cessna 208](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (registry code 2073702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20800376 - Airframe hours: 471.9 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A 675 lbs thrust turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hampton Island Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2006, 1.5 hours before - Departed: Riceboro, GA - Destination: St. Cathrine Is, GA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 5,008 total, 850 in this make and model, 4,850 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KSAV ## 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 20060729017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729017039A), Jul 29, 2006: Cessna 208, Riceboro, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) As seaplane N415GA departed harvest lake in Riceboro ga., the pilot was unable to obtain adequate altitude to clear a four foot bank at the FAR end of… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.