# NTSB FTW95LA367: Cessna 206, N5088U, Whitesboro, TX, August 27, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1995, 19:00 local (Aug 27, 1995, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Whitesboro, TX
- Coordinates: 33.64904, -96.900451 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6490&lon=-96.9005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 19559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA367
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19559/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA367

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5088U), registered now, S/N 206-0088, built 1963 (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: 206-0088
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950826048909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826048909A), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 206CESSNA, Whitesboro, TX, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot made a visual approach to a private sod runway. During rollout, the nose landing gear collapsed causing damage to the propeller, engine lower…

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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