# NTSB CHI82DA271: Cessna 206G, N206BA, Warren, OH, July 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 23, 1982, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Warren, OH
- Location: 41.2670° N, 80.9274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARREN (62D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2670&lon=-80.9274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA271
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72957/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA271

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AT A PRIVATE STRIP WITH THE WIND FROM 020 AT 12 TO 15 KTS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS PASSING OVER A TREE LINE ON A SHORT FINAL APPROACH, HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO FLARE BEFORE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N206BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206G
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20606073
- Airframe hours: 280
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Arthur A. Abell
- Registered owner: Hilside Dairy
- Departed: MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Destination: WARREN, OH
- Airport: 62D, Warren, runway 9, 2,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,150 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 2,150 as pilot in command, 41 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 165 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820723031699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723031699A), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA, Warren, OH, Substantial damage. Entered downdraft below tree line landing at Private strip. Unable to flare,damaged wing tip, floats and empennage.

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.

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