# NTSB LAX82DA200: Cessna TP206A, N4637F, Sedona, AZ, May 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 28, 1982, 18:05 local (May 29, 1982, 01:05 UTC)
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.940647, -111.940002 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9406&lon=-111.9400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA200
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72590/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA200

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose down, go-around (vfr)

## Analysis

DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND AND ADDED POWER HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN THE DIRT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4637F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4637F-2012-08-20), registration cancelled 2012-08-20, S/N P206-0237, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TP206A
- Registry model: [Cessna TP206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tp206a) (registry code 2073310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P206-0237
- Airframe hours: 1157
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Marvin Rosenberg
- Registered owner: Marvin Rosenberg
- Departed: PRC, PRESCOTT, AZ
- Destination: CULKANA, AK
- Airport: SEZ, Sedona, runway 3, 5,135 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,199 total, 451 in this make and model, 1,039 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

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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