# NTSB ERA16CA233: Cessna T206, Farmington, PA, June 28, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 28, 2016, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Farmington, PA
- Coordinates: 39.805557, -79.548889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8056&lon=-79.5489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 2016
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16CA233
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93492/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93492
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA233

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point and failure to perform a go-around once a safe landing on the runway could not be accomplished.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [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: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during his first attempt to land on the 3,950-foot-long asphalt runway, the airplane touched down too long and he performed a go-around. During the second attempt, the airplane touched down on the first one-third of the runway, when a gust of wind forced the airplane back into the air and it subsequently touched down further down the runway than during the first attempt. The pilot thought a go-around would be too dangerous at that point and applied brakes, but the airplane traveled off the end of the runway and struck and asphalt berm. The pilot further stated that the airplane landed with a headwind of 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots. A witness, who worked at the airport, stated that the airplane was still airborne as it flew over the runway numbers at the departure end of the runway. Examination of the accident site by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any skid marks on the runway; however, the inspector observed skid marks in the grass beyond the runway. The inspector did not observe any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane, nor did the pilot report any. The inspector added that during the impact, the airplane sustained damage to the firewall and lower fuselage.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during his first attempt to land on the 3,950-foot-long asphalt runway, the airplane touched down too long and he performed a go-around. During the second attempt, the airplane touched down on the first one-third of the runway, when a gust of wind forced the airplane back into the air and it subsequently touched down further down the runway than during the first attempt. The pilot thought a go-around would be too dangerous at that point and applied brakes, but the airplane traveled off the end of the runway and struck and asphalt berm. The pilot further stated that the airplane landed with a headwind of 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots. A witness, who worked at the airport, stated that the airplane was still airborne as it flew over the runway numbers at the departure end of the runway. Examination of the accident site by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any skid marks on the runway; however, the inspector observed skid marks in the grass beyond the runway. The inspector did not observe any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane, nor did the pilot report any. The inspector added that during the impact, the airplane sustained damage to the firewall and lower fuselage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GPJH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206 (H)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T20608440
- Airframe hours: 895
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 315 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 15, 2015, 123 hours before
- Departed: ERI, Erie, PA
- Destination: PA88, Farmington, PA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: PA88, Nemacolin Airport, runway 5, 3,980 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 7, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,024 total, 164 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: 2G4, 15 nm away

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93492. 1.5 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444288&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Interview Summaries (item 2, .PDF, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444289&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Interview%20Summaries-Master.PDF
- Weather Report (item 3, .PDF, 74 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444290&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF
- Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 1 photo, 392 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444291&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF

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