MKC71DDM22

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206D · So.St.Paul, MN · September 8, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1970
Place
So.St.Paul, MN · SO.ST.PAUL, MN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72285Cessna U206D
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137130

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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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3-3688   70/9/8    SO.ST.PAUL,MINN     CESSNA U206D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 485
        TIME - 1340                    N72285              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTL FALLS,MINN             SO.ST.PAUL,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT PREOCCUPIED BY ACFT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY LND.

Aircraft

Registration
N72285
Reported as
Cessna U206D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fleming

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.