- Date
- February 16, 1994, 13:46 local (20:46 UTC)
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N756YHCessna TU206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940216002579A
- Case key
- 41877
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper aircraft handling during the aborted takeoff.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft started to porpoise on takeoff, so he aborted the takeoff. He noted that he cut the power completely when the aircraft was four to five feet off the runway, and it came down nose first, blowing the nose tire, collapsing the nose landing gear, and sliding off the side of the runway.
Factual narrative
On February 16, 1994, at 1346 mountain standard time, N756YH, a Cessna TU206, sustained substantial damage when the pilot aborted a takeoff at Salt Lake Municipal Airport 2, Salt Lake City, Utah. The private pilot and his two passengers were uninjured. There was no flight plan filed for the local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The ELT was reported to have actuated.
The pilot stated that the aircraft started to porpoise on takeoff, so he aborted the takeoff about 4 to 5 feet above the runway. He said the nose came down first, blew the tire, and collapsed the nose landing gear. The aircraft slid off the side of runway 16, hit a couple runway lights, and hit a snow bank, causing substantial structural damage to the fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756YH
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604459
- Airframe hours
- 1,360
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 315 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Erickson Brothers
- Registered owner
- Erickson Brothers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- U42 · Salt Lake City Airport 2, runway 16, 6,098 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 575 total · 36 in this make and model · 575 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.