# NTSB MIA08LA043: Cessna U206F, N8JZ, Kissimmee, FL, January 20, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 20, 2008, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Coordinates: 28.287221, -81.435554 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2872&lon=-81.4356&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67406 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08LA043 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67406/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA043 ## Probable cause The probable cause of this accident is undetermined. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern downwind: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that the engine "failed" during initial climb, while turning from crosswind leg to downwind leg for the runway. He attempted to restart the engine, but was unsuccessful. He subsequently made a forced landing in a heavily wooded area. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies. ## Factual narrative On January 20, 2008, at 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna U206F, N8JZ, lost engine power while on downwind and made a forced landing in a wooded area at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), Orlando, Florida. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the airline transport pilot, and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The airplane was registered to and operated by the airline transport pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated from ISM at 1620. The pilot stated that he departed ISM with the intention of making a couple of "circuits" in the pattern. The first flight was uneventful and he made a full stop landing. During the second takeoff, as he turned from crosswind to downwind, the engine "failed." The pilot stated that he "switched the fuel selector to the other fuel tank, checked full mixture, full props and full throttle. He then checked left magneto, right magneto, both and start, aux fuel pump and emergency fuel pump." He said that at that point, engine power was not restored, and he made a "Mayday, Mayday" call before making a forced landing in a heavily wooded area. An airframe and powerplant mechanic, under the supervision of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, examined the airplane. During the examination the engine was started and run-up to 2,700 rpm for 15 minutes. A magneto check was conducted, and no anomalies were noted. The fuel selector was switched to each tank and no anomalies were noted. ## Aircraft - Registration: N8JZ (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna U206F - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U206-02326 - Airframe hours: 1755 - Engines: Continental IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Edwin L. Guillet - Registered owner: Horseshoe Air Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2007, 4 hours before - Departed: ISM, Kissimmee, FL - Destination: ISM, Kissimmee, FL - Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Muni ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 25,275 total, 300 in this make and model, 23,000 as pilot in command, 190 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 10 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.32 inHg - Observed at: ORL, 20 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 20080120014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080120014439A), Jan 20, 2008: Cessna U206F, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 33 at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport for pattern work. On the crosswind to downwind turn the aircraft lost power, the pilot… 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.