MKC83LA208

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TU206G · Indianola, IA · August 30, 1983

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 30, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
Indianola, IA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9583ZCessna TU206G
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830830049699A
Case key
33481

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Brakes(normal) - not usedPilot in commandCause
Physical impairment(stroke)Pilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor

Analysis

The acft overran the rwy and collided with a dirt bank during landing. The flt was returning from a cross-country and the wife of the pilot who was a passenger in the acft said her husband froze on the controls and made no attempt to stopthe acft after landing. The pilot had suffered a severe stroke.

Aircraft

Registration
N9583Z
Reported as
Cessna TU206G
Category
Airplane
Serial number
V20606533
Airframe hours
85
Engine
Continental TS10-520-M, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Harold E. Carpenter
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 15, 1983 · 72 hours before
Departed
BDE · Baudette, MN
Destination
OY5 · Indianola, IA
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
OY5 · Nash Field, runway 18, 2,215 × 100 ft, grass/turf

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.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
80
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
5,075 total · 610 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
95 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.