# NTSB DEN05CA149: Cessna 206, N206FB, Brigham City, UT, September 28, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 28, 2005, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Coordinates: 41.591667, -112.720001
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5917&lon=-112.7200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN05CA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62574/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA149

## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making and failure to maintain aircraft control during the ground roll.. Contributing to the accident was the soft dirt.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he was flying low and slow, when he added power to climb out. The airplane did not climb so the pilot elected to perform a precautionary landing in the dry lake bed. After landing, the pilot noted he had "more flaps extended" than he had intended. The pilot retracted flaps and added power to depart. During the departure roll, the nose wheel sank into the soft dirt and the airplane nosed over, causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

## Factual narrative

This report is based on information received by the NTSB.  Additional details may be found in the NTSB's public docket for this case.  For further information, please contact the NTSB Office of Public Inquiries.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N206FB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0215
- Airframe hours: 2313.1
- Engines: Continental IO-550-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2005, 9 hours before
- Departed: 30 NM W BMC, UT
- Destination: BMC, BRIGHAM CITY, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,054 total, 128 in this make and model, 1,015 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observed at: OGD, 40 nm away

## 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 20050928022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050928022449A), Sep 28, 2005: Cessna 206CESSNA, Brigham City, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Following a takeoff from a remote dirt stip the pilot remained at low altitude for approximately 2 miles to look at some property. When the pilot went to…

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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