# NTSB CEN10CA378: Cessna 206, N164SA, Albuquerque, NM, July 7, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 7, 2010, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Coordinates: 35.145278, -106.79528 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1453&lon=-106.7953&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 21, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 76559 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA378 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76559/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76559 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA378 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TU206B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2073324), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500); cases with it: [Cessna TU206B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md?model=2073324), [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Cessna TU206B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2073324), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TU206B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2073324), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was practicing touch and go and full stop landings. On the third landing attempt the pilot had about 25 degrees flaps selected because he recognized he was higher and closer to the runway than normal. He felt he was stabilized on final at about 85 knots by mid-final. He flared and touched down lightly, but the airplane bounced slightly and floated one to two feet above the runway. The pilot added back pressure and the airplane suddenly touched down. The pilot added power and a porpoise developed. The propeller struck the runway and the nose gear collapsed, bending the firewall. The airplane stopped on the runway. The pilot did not report any airplane malfunctions prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot was practicing touch and go and full stop landings. On the third landing attempt the pilot had about 25 degrees flaps selected because he recognized he was higher and closer to the runway than normal. He felt he was stabilized on final at about 85 knots by mid-final. He flared and touched down lightly, but the airplane bounced slightly and floated one to two feet above the runway. The pilot added back pressure and the airplane suddenly touched down. The pilot added power and a porpoise developed. The propeller struck the runway and the nose gear collapsed, bending the firewall. The airplane stopped on the runway. The pilot did not report any airplane malfunctions prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N164SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164SA-2010-12-30), registration cancelled 2010-12-30, S/N U2060913, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 206 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-c) (registry code 17251, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U2060913 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Berndt P Schmit - Registered owner: Berndt P Schmit - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: AEG, Albuquerque, NM - Destination: AEG, Albuquerque, NM - Airport: AEG, Double Eagle II, runway 04 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 218 total, 30 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20100707050129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100707050129A), Jul 7, 2010: Cessna TU206B, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from and remained in pattern at kaeg for touch and go's. on third landing, pilot lost control in a porpoise and aircraft sustained substantial… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 27, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76559. 428 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 428 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40333822&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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