# NTSB SEA03LA056: Cessna TU206 G, N756WZ, Pistol Creek, ID, April 7, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 7, 2003, 08:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Pistol Creek, ID - Coordinates: 44.740554, -115.139167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7406&lon=-115.1392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56760 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA03LA056 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56760/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA056 ## Probable cause Inadequate visual lookout by the driver of the vehicle that turned on to the runway. Factors include rising terrain decreasing the possibility of a successful go-around and rough uneven terrain beyond the departure end of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Abrupt maneuver, landing - evasive maneuver - performed, pilot in command - visual lookout - inadequate, driver of vehicle (cause) - Forced landing, maneuvering - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor) - Overrun, landing - proper touchdown point - not possible, pilot in command - Nose over, landing - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the operator, the airplane was on short final when a vehicle pulled onto the runway in front of where the pilot intended to land. The pilot added power and climbed to an altitude that allowed him to clear the obstacle. After clearing the vehicle, the pilot reconfigured the airplane and initiated a second approach and landing in an area beyond the intended runway. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down in a rocky area and adjoining ditch at the end of the runway and nosed over. The operator of the aircraft reported that a full go-around was not possible due to the terrain surrounding the airstrip. At the time of the accident, the first half of the 2,500-foot private runway was closed due to construction. The operator reported that the remaining section of runway was open for commercial operators. ## Factual narrative On April 7, 2003, about 0845 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TU206 G, N756WZ, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a nose over at Pistol Creek, a remote airstrip approximately 40 miles east of McCall, Idaho. The airplane is owned by SP Aviation of Boise, Idaho, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cargo flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 135. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company flight plan was in effect for the cross-country flight that originated from Boise, Idaho. According to the operator, the airplane was on short final when a vehicle pulled onto the runway in front of where the pilot intended to land. The pilot added power and climbed to an altitude that allowed him to clear the obstacle. After clearing the vehicle, the pilot reconfigured the airplane and initiated a second approach and landing in an area beyond the intended runway. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down in a rocky area and adjoining ditch at the end of the runway and nosed over. The operator of the aircraft reported that a full go-around was not possible due to the mountainous terrain surrounding the airstrip. At the time of the accident, the first half of the 2,500-feet private runway was closed due to construction. The operator reported that the remaining section of runway was open for commercial operators. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N756WZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756WZ-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N U20604427, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna TU206 G - Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20604427 - Airframe hours: 6461 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: SP Aircraft - Registered owner: Patrick, Scott - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 21, 2003, 4 hours before - Departed: BOI, BOISE, ID - Destination: Pistol Creek, ID - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: runway 25, 2,500 × 50 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: minor; airline transport, foreign, commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 11, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 18,350 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 13,660 as pilot in command, 69 in the last 90 days, 59 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Temperature: 36 °F ## 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 20030407003979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407003979A), Apr 7, 2003: Cessna TU206G, Pistol Creek, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pistol Creek ranch strip is a no go around strip located on the middle fork of the salmon river. The owners were performing maintenance (smoothing the… ## Other investigations on N756WZ (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA028), Nov 20, 1986: Cessna T-206 (N756WZ), Warren, ID, substantial damage 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.