# NTSB WPR24LA141: Cessna T206H, N50101, Halls Crossing, UT, May 2, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 2, 2024, 16:02 local (22:02 UTC) - Place: Halls Crossing, UT · Nakai Dome, UT (15 miles SW of Halls Crossing - Coordinates: 37.277411, -110.57644 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2774&lon=-110.5764&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 15, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194215 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA141 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194215/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194215 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA141 ## Probable cause The airplane’s collision with a tree during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reported brake malfunction for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T206H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2073303), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he conducted an extensive preflight inspection and brake check, and he used the brakes multiple times while taxiing to the run up area and the runway. He reported that the brakes appeared to function properly. The airplane departed and later landed on a backcountry dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that the approach and touchdown speeds were appropriate, and the airplane touched down within the first few feet of the runway threshold. During the landing roll, however, the brakes did not respond to either the left seat or right seat brake pedals when the toe brakes were applied. The pilot subsequently applied full power, the student pilot selected 10° of flaps, and the pilot initiated a go around. The airplane began to climb but collided with a cedar tree and then impacted the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s brake system revealed damage consistent with impact forces during the airplane’s collision with a tree and subsequent impact with terrain. A functional examination of the brake system did not reveal any evidence of a preexisting mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. Due to the extent of the impact damage sustained to the airplane’s main landing gear and brake system, the nature of the malfunction was undetermined. ## Factual narrative On May 2, 2024, about 1602 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T206H airplane, N50101, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Halls Crossing, Utah. The pilot and student pilot were not injured. The aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that, before departing on a cross-country flight to the Nokai Dome backcountry airstrip, he performed an extensive preflight inspection, and that a visual inspection of the brakes indicated no anomalies. He stated that, during the pre-taxi brake check and when using the brakes during taxi, “the brakes worked perfectly.” After departure, he flew to his intended backcountry airstrip, set up an approach for runway 24, and observed a direct headwind. The pilot reported that the approach to landing was perfect, and the airplane touched down smoothly within the first few feet of the start of the dirt landing surface. During the landing roll, the pilot applied brakes but noticed no braking action and “both the right and left brake failed.” The student pilot, who was seated in the right seat, applied the brakes with no resulting effect, and the pilot decided to abort the landing. The pilot stated that, with 10° of flaps selected and the application of full throttle, the airplane began to climb; however, it struck an approximately 8-ft-tall tree and subsequently impacted terrain about 280 ft beyond the departure end of the airstrip. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing aileron, the horizontal stabilizer, and the elevator. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed impact damage to the left main landing gear outer wheel half and the bearing assembly, but the brake assembly remained intact and operational. The right main landing gear spring sustained impact damage and separated from the lower fuselage channel. The right wheel separated from the spring and sustained impact damage to each of the four axle attachment bolts. The hydraulic fluid line separated from the brake cylinder at the inlet fitting. Due to the damage to the right main landing gear, the functional test of the brake system was segmented and revealed no anomalies. No preexisting condition was identified that would have precluded the normal operation of the brake system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N50101](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50101), registered now, S/N T20608899, built 2008 (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: T20608899 - Year built: 2008 - Airframe hours: 1556.7 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AJIA 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Barry Adventure Travel Inc - Registered owner: Barry Adventure Travel Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 23, 2023, 140.5 hours before - Departed: PSO, Pagosa Springs, CO - Destination: 038, Blanding, UT - Airport: 038, Nokai Dome, runway 24, 2,237 × 50 ft, dirt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 30, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,966.5 total, 2,939.6 in this make and model, 2,966.5 as pilot in command, 19.7 in the last 90 days, 13.2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 48; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 33.4 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 5 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KBDG, 55 nm away - METAR: KBDG 022215Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 19/M15 A2995 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2208 T01941149 ## 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 20240502006709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240502006709A), May 2, 2024: Cessna T206H, Substantial damage. On may 2, 2024, a Cessna T206, during landing: pilot applied brakes to floorboard, and his co-pilot tried to apply brakes to no avail. He tried to go-around,… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 15, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194215. 9.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19883435&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Maintenance log excerpts (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19885527&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Maintenance%20Log%20Excerpts_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 965 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19885704&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photographs-Rel.pdf - Landing gear and brake examination summary (item 4, PDF, 17 pages, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19899491&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N50101%20Brake%20Examination%20Summary-Rel.pdf - Release of aircraft wreckage form (item 5, PDF, 2 pages, 160 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19884976&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Release-of-Wreckage-Form%20-Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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