# NTSB FTW99LA147: Cessna TU206C, N29096, West, TX, May 21, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 21, 1999, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: West, TX - Coordinates: 31.800483, -97.089302 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8005&lon=-97.0893&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46358 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA147 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46358/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA147 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29096-2001-09-19), registration cancelled 2001-09-19, S/N U206-1069 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna TU206C - Registry model: [Cessna TU206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (registry code 2073334) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U206-1069 - Airframe hours: 4579 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990521020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521020779A), May 21, 1999: Cessna TU206C, West, TX, Substantial damage. On may 21, 1999, at 1345 central daylight time, a Cessna TU206C airplane, N29096, was substantially damaged while landing at a private strip near West, Texas.… ## Other investigations on N29096 (1) 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. - [NTSB OAK70AP057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70AP057), May 15, 1970: Cessna 206 (N29096), San Frncsco, CA, substantial damage 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.