# NTSB ERA09CA362: Cessna T206H, N6075M, Columbus, GA, June 21, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 21, 2009, 11:35 local (15:35 UTC) - Place: Columbus, GA - Coordinates: 32.516387, -84.938888 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5164&lon=-84.9389&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74097 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA362 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74097/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74097 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA362 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 31, and reported that the airplane's flight path was "straight down the center line" of the runway. The airplane "porpoised" on touchdown twice, veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently came to rest in a field. The airplane sustained structural damage to the landing gear and left wing spar. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 340 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported about 580 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 87 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. He did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot was landing on runway 31, and reported that the airplane's flight path was "straight down the center line" of the runway. The airplane "porpoised" on touchdown twice, veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently came to rest in a field. The airplane sustained structural damage to the landing gear and left wing spar. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 340 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported about 580 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 87 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. He did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6075M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6075M), registered now, S/N T20608654, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H - Registry model: [Cessna T206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (registry code 2073303) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (registry code 42004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T20608654 - Airframe hours: 881 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Otter Creek Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Otter Creek Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 22, 2008 - Departed: SAV, Savannah, GA - Destination: CSG, Columbus, GA - Airport: CSG, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, runway 31, 3,997 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 577 total, 87 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: CSG ## 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 20090621016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090621016739A), Jun 21, 2009: Cessna T206H, Columbus, GA, Substantial damage. Landing kcsg rwy 31, runway 3997' long with 0.7 upslope. Weather observation at 1133L (made at the time of the accident):clr 10 33/21/3408/991. Landed about… ## Other investigations on N6075M (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 ERA10CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA447), Aug 27, 2010: Cessna T206H (N6075M), Clayton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown point while landing on the wet grass. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 11, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74097. 789 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 581 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315891&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Hourly Weather Observations - CSG Airport (item 2, .PDF, 51 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316176&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Hourly%20Weather%20Observations%20-%20CSG%20Airport-Master.PDF - Photograph # 1 - Airplane where it came to rest (item 3, .PDF, 156 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40315893&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20%23%201%20-%20Airplane%20where%20it%20came%20to%20rest-Master.PDF 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.