- Date
- May 21, 1999, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- West, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29096Cessna TU206C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990521020779A
- Case key
- 46358
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot lost control of the airplane after a bounced landing. The pilot maneuvered the airplane onto final approach with 30 degrees of flaps. Upon touchdown with the runway surface, the airplane 'bounced slightly.' The airplane bounced again and the pilot advanced the throttle 'half way.' The airplane 'pitched upward and then immediately down, impacting the ground nose wheel first.' Subsequently, the nose landing gear separated from the airframe, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
On May 21, 1999, at 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna TU206C airplane, N29096, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing at a private airstrip near West, Texas. The airplane was registered to the Ram Aircraft Corporation of Waco, Texas, and operated by a private individual. The non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from the Waco Regional Airport, Waco, Texas, at 1350.
According to the 440 hour pilot, he was in a right traffic pattern for the 1,900 foot turf runway. The airplane was on final approach configured with 30 degrees of flaps for landing. Upon touchdown with the runway surface, the airplane "bounced slightly." The airplane then bounced again and the pilot advanced the throttle "half way." The airplane "pitched upward and then immediately down, impacting the ground nosewheel first." Subsequently, the nose landing gear separated from the airframe, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted.
An FAA inspector examined the airplane at the site and stated that the horizontal stabilizer was structurally damaged and the right wing lift strut was damaged. Additionally, he confirmed that the nose landing gear separated from the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29096
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206-1069
- Airframe hours
- 4,579
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David L. Brown
- Registered owner
- Ram Aircraft Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1999 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- ACT · Waco, TX
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Private Airstrip, runway 16, 1,900 × 35 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 31 in this make and model · 364 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- 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.
Other investigations on N29096 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.