- Date
- June 28, 1989, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Eveleth, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9627GCessna U206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890628018209A
- Case key
- 34820
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare during the water landing. The pilot's lack of recent experience in seaplane operations and the lack of experience in the accident aircraft contributed to the accident.
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.
Analysis
The pilot took the acft for a local flight to include landings on ely lake without the assistance of a flt instructor. Witnesses obsvrd the acft bounce hard during the first landing attempt. They further observed the acft settle right wing and float low until impacting the water again. During the subsequent water impact the acft nosed over inverted. The pilot had not maintained currency in the acft, with flt records indicating no similar flt since August, 1988. Post-impact inspection of the acft failed to reveal any pre-impact failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9627G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20601827
- Airframe hours
- 1,367
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stuart, Milton J.
- Registered owner
- Hillcrest Mink Ranch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1989
- Departed
- 9Y5 · Eveleth, MN
- Airport
- 9Y5 · Sky Harbor (Spb), runway 18, 6,500 × 500 ft, water
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 24,241 total · 14 in this make and model · 32 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.