# NTSB WPR11LA305: Cessna U206, N51010, Nogales, AZ, July 5, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 5, 2011, 10:21 local (17:21 UTC) - Place: Nogales, AZ - Coordinates: 31.417778, -110.847778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4178&lon=-110.8478&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report April 20, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 80988 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11LA305 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/80988/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80988 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA305 ## Probable cause The pilot did not maintain airplane control during the initial climb. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/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 U206F, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073333), [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. - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna U206F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073333), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis A witness reported that, as the airplane was departing, it appeared to yaw after liftoff then straighten out. The nose pitched up about 15 degrees and the airplane stopped climbing. It then wallowed in a shallow left turn until it collided with an airport boundary fence. The airplane came to rest in trees about 40 feet from the fence and down a 40-degree slope. Based on the witness report, it is likely that the pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the initial climb. ## Factual narrative On July 5, 2011, about 1021 mountain standard time, a Cessna U206F, N51010, collided with an airport boundary fence after veering off the runway during takeoff from Nogales International Airport, Nogales, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage from impact forces. The local cross-country flight was departing en route to Phoenix, Arizona. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. Witnesses reported that the airplane was departing from runway 21. It appeared to yaw after liftoff, and then straightened out. The nose pitched up about 15 degrees, and the airplane stopped climbing. It wallowed in a shallow left turn until it collided with an airport boundary fence. The airplane came to rest in trees about 40 feet from the fence and down a 40-degree slope. The pilot failed to submit a Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1), and declined to provide any information or a statement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N51010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51010-2012-06-05), registration cancelled 2012-06-05, S/N U20601969, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206 (F) - Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20601969 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors IO-520-F 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John Janicke Trustee - Registered owner: John Janicke Trustee - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: OLS, Nogales, AZ - Destination: Phoenix, AZ - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: OLS, Nogales International, runway 21, 7,199 × 90 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 1,400 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KALK ## 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 20110705012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110705012629A), Jul 5, 2011: Cessna U206F, Nogales, AZ, Destroyed. On July 5th at approximately 10:00 am local time [privacy data omitted], while acting as pilot in command of a Cessna CE-206, registration number N51010 did… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 14, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80988. 226 KB in all. - Witness Statement (item 1, .PDF, 190 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40363447&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40364569&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.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. 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