CEN10WA486

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T206 · Hamburg Harbour, Germany · August 22, 2009

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 22, 2009, 12:52 local (12:52 UTC)
Place
Hamburg Harbour, Germany
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
Cessna T206
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Parties
German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investi
Case key
77012

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Findings · 1

NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.

Not determinedNot determined › Not determined · Other authority investigatedAll aircraft: 2,247 casesProbable cause

Factual narrative

On August 22, 2009, at 1252 coordinated universal time, a Cessna T206H, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a water landing at Hamburg Harbour, Hamburg, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was not injured; however, the two passengers on board the airplane were fatally injured. The flight originated from Airport Hamburg-Fuhlsbuttel, Hamburg, Germany. The German investigators reported that the pilot landed on the water with the landing gear extended. The airplane nosed over with the cabin coming to rest in the water. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fur Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

Aircraft

Reported as
Cessna T206 (H)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
T20608740
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Departed
Hamburg
Destination
Hamburg Harbour
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
Hamburg Harbour

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
250° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
50 °F, dew point 50 °F

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 30, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.