- Date
- March 18, 1989, 13:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place
- Anacortes, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7551ZCessna TU206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890318007459A
- Case key
- 40995
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot diverted his attention during the landing, which resulted in an improper flare & hard landing. His lack of recent flying experience was a related factor.
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 plt was on his 1st flt in 90 days. He stated that while on an apch for a water lndg, he was focusing on the beach to guage his distance from the shore, when the floatplane hit the water before he had expected. The floatplane then bounced high & contacted the water again. On the 2nd touchdown, the right float buckled, then the plane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7551Z
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6365
- Airframe hours
- 1,141
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Katherine Fletcher
- Registered owner
- Katherine Fletcher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1988 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- WA47 · Renton, WA
- Airport
- Brigantine Bay
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 384 total · 318 in this make and model · 336 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 46 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.