- Date
- August 26, 1995, 19:00 local (Aug 27, 1995, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Whitesboro, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5088UCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950826048909A
- Case key
- 19559
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a landing on a private sod airstrip, the nose gear collapsed, and the left wing tip contacted the ground. The right front seat passenger reported that the airplane landed hard.
Factual narrative
On August 26, 1995, at 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 206, N5088U was substantially damaged during a hard landing near Whitesboro, Texas. The private pilot/owner and one passenger were not injured and the other passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane departed Hillsboro, Texas, at 1825 for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed.
The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that, during the landing roll at a private sod airstrip, the nose wheel collapsed and the left wing tip contacted the ground. Repeated attempts to obtain a completed Pilot/Operator Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) were unsuccessful.
During a telephone interview conducted by the investigator-in- charge, the right front seat passenger reported that the airplane landed "hard" and she hit her head on the instrument panel. The witness was mailed a Passenger Statement (NTSB Form 6120.9), but did not return it.
An FAA inspector examined the airplane and reported that the nose wheel fork was separated from the nose landing gear strut. The left wing was bent upward 15 to 20 degrees approximately 2 feet inboard from the wing tip and the outboard 2 feet of the leading edge were crushed aft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5088U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 206-0088
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ron Beard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 5T5 · Hillsboro, TX
- Destination
- 36TX
- Airport
- 36TX · Bevoni-Flying B, runway 36, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 45 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- F39, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.