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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206T · Murphy, ID · May 13, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 13, 1986, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
Place
Murphy, ID
Injuries
2 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1046VCessna 206T
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860513016899A
Case key
40405

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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.

Loss of control - in flightLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - high windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Altitude - excessivePilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterGo-around (vfr)
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause
Stall - not correctedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The pilot attempted to land with excessive airspeed and altitude. A bounced landing occurred with a touchdown being more than 2/3 way down the runway. During VFR co-around, a departure stall was entered and the aircraft struck the ground with the left wing and nose.

Aircraft

Registration
N1046V
Reported as
Cessna 206T
Category
Airplane
Serial number
U20602418
Airframe hours
1,835
Engine
Continental TSIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
William C. Thomas
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · November 1, 1985
Departed
BOI · Boise, ID
Destination
1U3 · Murphy, ID
Airport
1U3 · Murphy Airport, runway 29, 2,500 × 100 ft, gravel

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
50
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,356 total · 639 in this make and model · 1,296 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 25 knots, gusting 35
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
8,000 ft broken
Temperature
55 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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