# NTSB FTW82DA221: Cessna 206-5, N40416, Somerville, TX, June 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Somerville, TX
- Location: 30.3454° N, 96.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3454&lon=-96.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA221
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72647/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA221

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fuel system - other (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SWITCHED BACK TO ORIGINAL SETTING BUT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL FENCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THE ENGINE WAS FLOODED BY THE BOOST PUMP DURING THE RESTART AND THE LACK OF ALTITUDE PREVENTED CLEARING THE ENGINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40416 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206-5
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0020
- Airframe hours: 2802
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Hand H Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner: Hand H Air Service, Inc.
- Departed: BPT, BEAUMONT, TX
- Destination: AUS, AUSTIN, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,000 total, 98 in this make and model, 2,500 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820611021809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611021809A), Jun 11, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA, Somerville, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit when fuel tank selector moved. Improper restraint procedures used. Crashed during emergency landing.

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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