# NTSB ERA21LA279: Textron T206, N302WD, Statesville, NC, July 6, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 6, 2021, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Statesville, NC - Coordinates: 35.765, -80.953889 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7650&lon=-80.9539&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 103434 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA21LA279 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103434/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103434 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA279 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Textron T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073343), [All aircraft, 9,308 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Textron T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073343), [All aircraft, 3,969 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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); cases with it: [Textron T206H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2073343), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Textron T206H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073343), [All aircraft, 4,590 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Textron T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073343), [All aircraft, 3,656 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Textron T206H, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073343), [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane was at an excessive speed on final approach and landed hard. After the hard landing, the airplane bounced and touched down a second time. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane and it veered left off the runway and came to rest in a grassy area nose down. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the empennage and right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N302WD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302WD), registered now, S/N T20609241, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206 (H) - Registry model: [Textron T206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-t206h) (registry code 2073343) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (registry code 42004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T20609241 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 583 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 2021, 0 hours before - Departed: MDQ, Huntsville, AL - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: SVH, Statesville Regional Airport, runway 28, 7,003 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 25, 2020; seat: left; restraint: none; flight hours: 537 total, 22 in this make and model, 455 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: SVH - METAR: KSVH 061835Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 33/16 A3012 ## 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 20210706012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210706012709A), Jul 6, 2021: Textron Aviation Inc T206H, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot stated it was an hard landing event. Nose gear tire burst, both nose gear wheel hub and all three propeller blades contacted rwy surface. Tire markings… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 31, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103434. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12468954&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Interview summary (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 115 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12468419&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Interview%20Summary-Rel.pdf - Weather report (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 253 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12468341&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Metars-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12468964&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.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.