# NTSB SEA83FA103: Cessna U206, N3852G, South Prairie, WA, May 22, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1983, 10:12 local (17:12 UTC)
- Place: South Prairie, WA
- Coordinates: 47.140247, -122.09085 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1402&lon=-122.0909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83FA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39611/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA103

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, landing
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TOUCHDOWN ABOUT 1,800 FT DOWN THE 2,600 FT STRIP. AFTER BOUNCING TWICE, & ABOUT 2,000 FT DOWN THERWY, POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND. DURING THE CLIMBOUT THE ACFT TURNED LEFT TOWARD HIGHER TREES. THE FLAPS WERE DESCRIBED AS BEING IN A LANDING CONFIGURATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3852G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3852G-1983-11-28), registration cancelled 1983-11-28, S/N U2060852, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (registry code 2073322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0852
- Airframe hours: 3564
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Flying Signaleers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 6, 1982, 87 hours before
- Departed: S44, SPANAWAY, WA
- Airport: Cawley Private, runway 16, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 190 total, 12 in this make and model, 135 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °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 19830522020339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522020339A), May 22, 1983: Cessna U206G, South Prairie, WA, Destroyed. Landed too long on short strip. Struck trees left of runway centerline on attempted go around. Flaps were down.

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.

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