- Date
- June 8, 1990, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elk City, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9922ZCessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900608020009A
- Case key
- 41204
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The landing was made on a wet runway with excessive airspeed.
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
During the approach for landing at a private grass strip, the pilot noted that a light rain shower was present. The pilot set up the approach with a light tailwind. When over the threshold, the airplane suddenly ballooned up approximately 50 to 60 feet. The pilot dove the airplane to the runway and landed with excess airspeed. The pilot applied brakes, however, due to the wet grass, the brakes were ineffective. The airplane veered off the runway and collided into rocks. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9922Z
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20606746
- Engine
- Continental TSIO 520 M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas, Harold E.
- Airport
- Allison Ranch, runway 33, 1,200 × 30 ft, grass/turf
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.