CHI83LA242

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206A · St. Cloud, MN · June 6, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 6, 1983, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
Place
St. Cloud, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9465ZCessna 206A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830606022499A
Case key
12198

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The acft bounced during a hard landing and nosed over. The weather was VMC but there was a crosswind on rwy 31 which wasthe active rwy. The wind was 290 degrees at 11 KTS with gusts to 19 KTS. After 2 bounces during which the acft moved about 20-25 ft to the right, the right landing gear went off the rwy and the acft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N9465Z
Reported as
Cessna 206A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
94652
Airframe hours
440
Engine
Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Registered owner
Bullseye Golf Center
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
ANE · Blaine, MN
Airport
STC · St. Cloud, runway 31, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
49
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
290 total · 263 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 11 knots
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
72 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.