# NTSB DEN83LA003: Cessna TU206G, N6169Z, Rock Springs, WY, October 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 7, 1982, 07:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Coordinates: 41.590282, -109.219932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5903&lon=-109.2199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72411/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA003

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AN OIL DRILLING SIGHT. A 1300 FT PORTION OF A ROAD NEAR THE SIGHT WAS BEING USED AS A LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ROLLING, IT CAME TO A DOG LEG IN THE ROAD. HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE PLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE WHEELS THEN HIT SAGEBRUSH AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE ELEVATION OF THE LANDING AREA WAS ABOUT 6300 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6169Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6169Z-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N U20606172, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20606172
- Airframe hours: 443
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-M 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Cowboy Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner: Cowboy Air Service, Inc.
- Departed: RKS, ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Destination: OIL WELL SITE, WY
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Oil Well Site, runway 16, 1,300 × 20 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 936 total, 42 in this make and model, 730 as pilot in command, 132 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 97 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RKS, 30 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 19821007051699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007051699A), Oct 7, 1982: Cessna U206G, Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Unable to negotiate a curve while landing on a road. Tried to go-around with full flaps, settled in and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6169Z (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 WPR11LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA168), Mar 19, 2011: Cessna TU206G (N6169Z), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ activation of the fuel boost pump while preparing to land, which was contrary to checklist procedures and resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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