# NTSB ATL99LA065: Cessna 206, N59WA, Fayetteville, NC, March 28, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 28, 1999, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Fayetteville, NC - Coordinates: 34.959587, -78.899383 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9596&lon=-78.8994&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46006 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL99LA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46006/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA065 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign ## Analysis The accident occurred during landing. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 22 and was notified by the tower that the winds were from 280 degrees at ten knots. The pilot took corrective action against the crosswind but as the left main and nose gear contacted the runway, the aircraft swerved sharply to the right and departed the runway. The airplane subsequently collided with a taxiway sign. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Factual narrative On March 28, 1999, at 1345 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 206, N59WA, collided with a taxiway sign while landing at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Fayetteville, North Carolina. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and a VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot and four passengers were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal flight originated at Pope Air Force Base at 1225 Eastern Standard Time. According to the pilot, on arrival, he was cleared for runway 22 and was notified by the tower of winds from 280 degrees at ten knots. The pilot stated that touchdown on the right main gear seemed normal, but as the left main and nose gear contacted the runway, the aircraft swerved sharply to the right. The pilot was unable to stop the turn and the airplane departed the runway and collided with a taxiway sign. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the wreckage, the bottom of the fuselage received longitudinal scratching and punctures, the nose gear trunnion was bent to the left, the nose gear support braces were broken, and the right horizontal stabilizer forward spar was bent upwards. The subsequent examination of the fractured components disclosed overstress failures. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N59WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59WA), registered now, S/N U20602958, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 206 - Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20602958 - Airframe hours: 1888 - Engines: Continental IO-520F(16)B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: William Ramsey Buice - Registered owner: Wings Of Angels - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 2, 1998, 22 hours before - Departed: POB, NC - Destination: FAY - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: FAY, Fayetteville Regional, runway 22, 7,204 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,060 total, 160 in this make and model, 4,075 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FAY, 1 nm away ## 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 19990328020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328020859A), Mar 28, 1999: Cessna U206F, Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. On March 28, 1999, at 1240 eastern standard time, a Cessna 206, N59WA, collided with a taxiway sign while landing at Fayetteville regional airport,… 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.