- Date
- March 11, 1989, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4957ZCessna TU206-G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890311003549A
- Case key
- 40985
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswinds. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land the amphibious aircraft in strong crosswind conditions.
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
Strong gusting winds were present during the landing sequence. The aircraft was float-equipped. Shortly after touchdown, a gust of wind occurred. The pilot was unable to keep the aircraft on the runway centerline. The aircraft veered to the left, off the runway onto soft ground and sage brush where the aircraft nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4957Z
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206-G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 420606059
- Airframe hours
- 780
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert G. Marsh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 22, 1988 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Airport
- NV18 · Nevada Flyers Airport, runway 16, 4,600 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 760 in this make and model · 2,600 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 35 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.