# NTSB DEN02TA011: Cessna 206, N9582G, Casper, WY, November 9, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report - Date: November 9, 2001, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Casper, WY - Coordinates: 42.913887, -106.464447 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9139&lon=-106.4644&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 6, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 53759 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN02TA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53759/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02TA011 ## Probable cause failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind and gusting wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - vacuum system - failure - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during his cross-country flight, the attitude indicator and directional gyro failed. The pilot suspected the vacuum pump had failed and made a precautionary landing. The pilot made a hard landing, separating the nose landing gear from the airplane. The airplane also sustained damage to the firewall and the outboard 2 feet of the right wing. The winds at the time of the accident were 220 degrees at 21 knots gusting to 28 knots. ## Factual narrative On November 9, 2001, at approximately 1300 mountain standard time, a Cessna 206, N9582G, operated by Millard County Sheriff's Office, Millard County, Utah, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Natrona County International Airport (CPR), Casper, Wyoming. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 Public Use. The flight originated from Fillmore, Utah, at approximately 1100. According to the pilot, the airplane's attitude indicator and directional gyro failed while en route to Minot (MOT), North Dakota. The pilot suspected the vacuum pump had failed and made a precautionary landing in Casper. The pilot made a hard landing on runway 26, separating the nose landing gear from the airplane. The airplane also sustained damage to the firewall and the outboard 2 feet of the right wing. The winds at the time of the accident were 220 degrees at 21 knots gusting to 28 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9582G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9582G-2006-09-22), registration cancelled 2006-09-22, S/N U20601782, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 206 - Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20601782 - Airframe hours: 4879 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSIO520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91 - Registered owner: Millard County Sheriff - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2001, 16.7 hours before - Departed: U19, Fillmore, UT - Destination: MOT, Minot, ND - Airport: CPR, Natrona County International, runway 26, 8,679 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,720 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 21 knots, gusting 28 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.35 inHg - Observed at: KCPR ## 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 20011109032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011109032039A), Nov 9, 2001: Cessna TU206F, Casper, WY, No damage. (-23) The pilot lost control during a gusty crosswind landing and broke the nosewheel off the airplane. ## Other investigations on N9582G (1) 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. - [NTSB DEN78FQA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA57), Sep 14, 1978: Cessna TU206F (N9582G), Mesita, NM, substantial damage 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.