# NTSB WPR10TA213: Cessna T206H, N6045C, Fullerton, CA, April 19, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report - Date: April 19, 2010, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Fullerton, CA - Coordinates: 33.871944, -117.979721 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 1, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75825 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10TA213 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75825/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75825 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10TA213 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing flare and failure to maintain directional control on the ground. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation; cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [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 T206H, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: windshear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 90 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/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 T206H, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073303), [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. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot encountered light to moderate turbulence during the approach. The airspeed was 69 knots as the airplane crossed over the airport fence on short final. As the pilot began to level off over the runway, he encountered wind shear. The airplane rose rapidly and then fell abruptly. The left main wheel hit hard on the runway. A left crosswind picked up the left wing, and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot corrected with left aileron and right rudder, but was unable to prevent the airplane from skidding off the left side of the runway. It went into the dirt, and the nose gear collapsed. The airframe sustained substantial damage to the firewall. ## Factual narrative On April 19, 2010, about 1600 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T206H, N6045C, had the nose gear collapse during a runway excursion at Fullerton Municipal Airport, Fullerton, California. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The certificated commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall by impact forces. The local public-use flight departed Fullerton about 1240. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot was landing on runway 24; the air traffic control tower (ATCT) reported that the winds were 220 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot reported that he encountered light to moderate turbulence during the approach. The airspeed was 69 knots as the airplane crossed over the airport fence on short final. As he began to level off over the runway, he encountered wind shear. The airplane rose rapidly, and then fell abruptly. The left main wheel hit hard on the runway. The pilot stated that a left crosswind picked up the left wing, and the airplane veered to the left. He corrected with left aileron and right rudder, but was unable to prevent the airplane from skidding off the left side of the runway and into the dirt. The left main landing gear struck a taxiway/runway sign. The nose gear collapsed, and the propeller contacted the ground. The pilot stated that the ATCT informed him that his left brake may have locked up. He indicated that he did not apply any left brake during the landing, and was unsure if the brake malfunctioned after the hard impact on the runway. Two Federal Aviation Administration inspectors stated that during a post accident examination they did not see any evidence of the left brake locking up. They provided a picture of two parallel skid marks of similar size that led off the runway into the dirt. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6045C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6045C), registered now, S/N T20608648, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H - Registry model: [Cessna T206H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (registry code 2073303) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (registry code 42004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T20608648 - Airframe hours: 2064 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Public aircraft - local, Public use - Operator: Orange County Sheriff's Department RNSP - Registered owner: Orange County Sheriff's Department RNSP - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 12, 2010, 13 hours before - Departed: FUL, Fullerton, CA - Destination: FUL, Fullerton, CA - Airport: FUL, Fullerton Municipal, runway 24, 3,121 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 12, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 685 total, 305 in this make and model, 591 as pilot in command, 103 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: KFUL ## 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 20100419032709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100419032709A), Apr 19, 2010: Cessna T206H, Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. During landing flare, pilot reports he encountered windshear, aircraft touched down hard on the left gear. Aircraft then veered left and departed the runway,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 2, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75825. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329833&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329814&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Photo 1. Skid marks. (item 3, .PDF, 359 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40329815&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201.%20%20Skid%20marks.-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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