LAX68D0415

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206B · Winslow, AZ · April 16, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1968
Place
Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3406LCessna 206B
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110460

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1708  68/4/16    WINSLOW,ARIZ        CESSNA 206B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1487
        TIME - 1700                    N3406L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSLOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      15000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- FAILED TO GET WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO FLT.LT QUARTERING HEADWIND,50K,GUSTS TO 55K ON LDG.TIRE BLEWOUT

Aircraft

Registration
N3406L
Reported as
Cessna 206B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Winslow

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.