# NTSB WPR10CA436: Cessna TU206F, N1406Q, Seneca, OR, August 29, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 29, 2010, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Seneca, OR - Coordinates: 44.090557, -119.289718 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0906&lon=-119.2897&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 16, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administraiton - NTSB case key (mKey): 77117 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA436 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77117/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77117 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA436 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after takeoff, resulting in a collision with a tree. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TU206F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073353), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TU206F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073353), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TU206F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073353), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna TU206F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073353), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Cessna TU206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2073353), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that all airplane systems were operating normally during his preflight inspection and attempted takeoff. The pilot stated that, because of the rocky runway condition, he made a combination soft- and short-field takeoff with the wing flaps extended to the 20-degree position. The pilot reported that the engine produced full power during the takeoff roll and that initially the airplane rolled straight down the runway's centerline. He also reported that it was his standard procedure to lift the airplane off the ground upon accelerating to 55 mph. Thereafter, he relaxes the back pressure on the yoke to accelerate to 90 mph, and then he begins climbing. The pilot reported that, during the accident flight, he immediately felt the nose raise and the airplane started tracking left toward the left side of the runway. Although he attempted to maintain directional control, the airplane veered left, and a wing broke upon impacting a juniper tree and terrain. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that all airplane systems were operating normally during his preflight inspection and attempted takeoff. The pilot stated that because of the rocky runway condition, he made a combination soft and short field takeoff with the wing flaps extended to the 20-degree position. The runway was 3,200 feet long by 70 feet wide, and the wind was calm. The pilot stated to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that full engine power was produced during the takeoff roll, and that initially the airplane rolled straight down the runway's centerline. He also reported that it was his standard procedure to "pull the plane off the ground" upon accelerating to 55 mph. Thereafter, he relaxes the back pressure on the yoke to accelerate to 90 mph, and then he begins climbing. The pilot reported that, during the accident flight, "immediately after I felt the nose come up the plane started tracking left toward the left side of the runway." Although he attempted to maintain directional control, the airplane veered left, and a wing broke upon impacting a juniper tree and terrain. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1406Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406Q-2012-01-19), registration cancelled 2012-01-19, S/N U20602897 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206F - Registry model: [Cessna TU206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206f) (registry code 2073353) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20602897 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Fancho F. Stubblefield - Registered owner: Townsend Michael - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 7OR8, Seneca, OR - Destination: HIO, Portland, OR - Airport: 7OR8, Inshallah International, runway 36, 3,200 × 70 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 16, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 391 total, 206 in this make and model, 269 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 50 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100829041959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100829041959A), Aug 29, 2010: Cessna TU206F, Seneca, OR, Substantial damage. Events prior to the accident involved the failure of the flap motor. The flap motor had been replaced, and flap positions re-calibrated as per the Cessna… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 1, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77117. 533 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 533 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40336710&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.