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NTSB incident investigation · Cessna U206C · Bucyrus, OH · July 6, 1986

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report
Date
July 6, 1986, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC)
Place
Bucyrus, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N29095Cessna U206C
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860706070759I
Case key
7019

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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.

UndershootApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Proper glidepath - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Proper descent rate - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt was returning to the airport after transporting skydivers to altitude and while on final aprch he allowed the acft to stall & crash short of the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N29095
Reported as
Cessna U206C
Category
Airplane
Serial number
U206-106B
Airframe hours
5,926
Engine
Continental IO-520-F4, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Other work use · Part 91
Operator
Robert A. Cicolani
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 3, 1986
Departed
17G · Bucyrus, OH
Airport
17G · Port Bucyrus, runway 9, 2,550 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
46
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
3,576 total · 597 in this make and model · 3,388 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
210° at 12 knots
Visibility
6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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