Cessna U206 N29147
6 May 2001 · Yamhill, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N29147 was involved in an accident near Yamhill, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yamhill, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying M Ranch (OR05)
- Coordinates
- 45.3602, -123.2397
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N29147
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aurora Airport → Yamhill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for gusty tailwind conditions, resulting in an excessive rate of descent at touchdown. Factors include gusty tailwinds during the landing sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing at an airstrip where terrain conditions dictated the use of only one runway, the pilot was landing with what he thought was a light tailwind. Just as he was about to start his landing flare from about 10 feet above the ground, the aircraft encountered a tailwind gust. The aircraft immediately started to drop toward the runway surface, and before the pilot could apply power to arrest the rate of descent, the aircraft impacted the runway surface with sufficient force to cause substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna U206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2001 | Cessna U206 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2001 | Cessna U206 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2001 | Cessna U206 | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Leonard W. Kragness | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2002 | Cessna U206 | Cackchila, Guatemala | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1998 | Cessna U206 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2005 | Cessna U206 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Jeremy S. Davis | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 182J | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Billy Joe C. Pyatt | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hughes 369D | Canby, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna 120 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Pilatus PC-12 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Air Methods | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Glide, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |