# NTSB LAX06CA194: Cessna T207A, N9962M, Jean, NV, June 2, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 2, 2006, 13:34 local (20:34 UTC) - Place: Jean, NV - Coordinates: 35.76889, -115.338058 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7689&lon=-115.3381&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 7 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63852 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA194 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63852/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA194 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - airspeed - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor) - stall/mush - encountered, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane failed to gain altitude and settled into the ground during the takeoff initial climb. The firewall buckled during the ground contact. The pilot said that just after takeoff, the airspeed decreased to 60 knots and the airplane was 300 feet above ground level. He was unable to recover the airspeed and he touched down in a field. The pilot noted that the temperature was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind was from the west at 10 knots and gusting. The pilot said that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. The density altitude was calculated to be about 6,200 feet. ## Factual narrative On June 2, 2006, at 1334 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T207A, N9962M, settled to the ground in a field following takeoff from Jean Airport, Jean, Nevada. During the ground contact, the firewall buckled and the airplane nosed down. Vegas Extreme Skydiving, Inc., who was also the registered owner of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot and six passengers were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot was departing from the Jean Airport at the time of the accident for the local area parachute jump flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated that just after takeoff, the airspeed decreased to 60 knots and the airplane was 300 feet above ground level. He was unable to recover the airspeed and he force-landed the airplane in a field. During the landing, the firewall buckled. The pilot noted that the temperature was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind was from the west at 10 knots and gusting. Following the accident, one of the other parachute jump pilots based at the airport noted that two of the windsocks were pointing different directions. The accident pilot noted that a dust devil passed near the accident site. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9962M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9962M), registered now, S/N 20700765 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T207A - Registry model: [Cessna T207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (registry code 2073615) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (registry code 17266, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20700765 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSIO-520-M reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Skydiving, Part 91 - Registered owner: Vegas Extreme Skydiving, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 07L, Jean, NV - Airport: 0L7, Jean Airport, runway 20R ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 1,092 total, 34 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 11 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 102 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: KLAS, 21 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 20060602008489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060602008489A), Jun 2, 2006: Cessna T207A, Jean, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed rwy 20R at the Jean, NV airport (017) and upon reaching 300-400 feet, the pilot stated that his airspeed went from 85 KTS to 60 KTS.… From the NTSB's public API. 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