# NTSB FTW02LA015: Cessna 206, N5206U, Midlothian, TX, October 15, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 15, 2001, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC) - Place: Midlothian, TX - Coordinates: 32.5125, -96.926666 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5125&lon=-96.9267&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53621 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA015 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53621/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA015 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while taxiing from a landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - from landing - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment ## Analysis The commercial pilot reported that as he was exiting the runway after landing rollout, he experienced a sudden gust of wind. Subsequently, the right wing "lifted" and the left wing impacted an embankment. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, winds were from 270 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 15 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 15, 2001, at 1620 central daylight time, a Cessna 206 single-engine airplane, N5206U, was substantially damaged after impacting an embankment during taxi at the Eagles Nest Airport, Midlothian, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the owner and operator of the aircraft, received minor injuries, and the one passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an Instrument Flight Rules flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Paris, Texas, at 1600, and was destined for Midlothian. In a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that as he was exiting runway 17 after landing rollout, he experienced a sudden gust of wind. Subsequently, the right wing "lifted" and the left wing impacted an embankment, resulting in the nose landing gear being sheared off, the propeller being bent, and approximately 3 feet of the outboard section of the left wing being damaged. On the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot reported that prior to departing Paris, Texas, he obtained the automated weather from the Redbird Airport which is located approximately 16 miles north of the destination/accident airport. Conditions were reported as sky clear, and wind from 270 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot further stated that at the time of the accident the wind was from 270 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 15 knots. He added that a cold front was approaching and the wind was "not steady." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5206U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5206U), registered now, S/N 206-0206, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 206 - Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 206-0206 - Airframe hours: 3650 - Engines: Continental IO-520A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Thomas L. Porter - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 2001, 45 hours before - Departed: PRX, Paris, TX - Destination: 2TS6, Midlothian, TX - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 2TS6, Midlothian, runway 17, 3,800 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review October 18, 1999; seat: front; flight hours: 4,937 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 4,937 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 9 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20011015035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011015035419A), Oct 15, 2001: Midlothian, TX, No damage. (-23) On October 15, 2001, at about 1600 CDT, a Cessna 206, N5206U, exited the end of the runway upon landing and came to rest in a ditch at the end of the… 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.