# NTSB WPR15LA148: Cessna 206H, N245RB, Honolulu, HI, April 4, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 3, 2015, 21:15 local (Apr 4, 2015, 07:15 UTC) - Place: Honolulu, HI - Coordinates: 21.317777, -157.920272 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3178&lon=-157.9203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 1, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 91038 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR15LA148 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91038/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91038 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA148 ## Probable cause A blown nose landing gear tire during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: tube](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023245): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Damaged/degraded (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023245/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [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: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The commercial pilot reported that shortly after landing on the runway, he had difficulty controlling the airplane. He stated that the airplane initially drifted slightly to the left; however, when he applied aileron and rudder to correct the drift, the airplane yawed suddenly to the right, and he was unable to counteract it. The airplane subsequently exited the runway surface and struck an arrestor gear assembly. Postaccident examination of the airplane established flight control and braking continuity to the cockpit controls. The main landing gear tires were examined and appeared to be properly inflated with no anomalies observed. The nose landing gear tire remained on its hub, but a ½-inch hole was observed on the sidewall of the inner tube. The damage to the tire was consistent with a blown tire, which most likely occurred during the landing and resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control. No additional pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures were observed that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On April 3, 2015, about 2115 Hawaiian standard time, N245RB, a Cessna 206H, was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway during landing at the Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii. The airplane was registered to and operated by Worldwide Aircraft Leasing Corporation under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight departed from Kona International Airport at Keahole (HKO) Kailua/Kona, Hawaii, about 1945. The pilot reported that shortly after landing on runway 4R, he had difficulties controlling the airplane during the landing roll. He stated that the airplane initially drifted slightly to the left; however, when he applied aileron and rudder to correct the drift, the airplane yawed suddenly to the right, and he was unable to counteract it. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway surface and struck an arrester gear assembly, used by military fighter and trainer aircraft for emergencies. During the accident sequence, substantial damage was sustained to the airplane's right wing strut. The passenger stated that the landing was normal and on centerline. She further stated that shortly after landing, the pilot struggled to maintain control of the airplane. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed that the right wing strut was bent about mid-span. Flight control and braking continuity was established with the cockpit controls. The main tires were examined and appeared to be properly inflated with no anomalies observed. The nose wheel tire still remained on its hub, but about a 1/2-inch hole was observed on the side wall, of the inner tube. No additional pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures were observed that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: N245RB (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 206H (H) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20608245 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 3024.8 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-AC1A5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Condition, February 16, 2015 - Departed: KOA, KAILUA/KONA, HI - Destination: HNL, HONOLULU, HI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: HNL, Honolulu International Airport, runway 04L, 6,952 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 9, 2015; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,986 total, 845 in this make and model, 1,231 as pilot in command, 122 in the last 90 days, 58 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 70° at 8 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: HNL, 5 nm away ## 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 20150403023869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150403023869A), Apr 3, 2015: Cessna 206H, Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. At runway threshold, pilot reduced throttle to idle and landed just past the numbers, the main tires touched first followed by the nose tire. As the nose tire… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91038. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 604 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458908&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Passenger Statement (item 2, .PDF, 283 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40449691&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement-Master.PDF - Record of Email (item 3, .PDF, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40449692&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Email-Master.PDF - Picture (item 4, .PDF, 1 photo, 100 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40449693&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Picture-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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