Cessna T206H N206WK
27 September 2005 · Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 2005 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna T206H registered N206WK, operated by Brian F. Michaud, was involved in an accident near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States. One person was 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8436, -87.4214
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H
- Registration
- N206WK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brian F. Michaud
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Green Bay → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA275
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The unexpected wave that the airplane encountered during the landing flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The amphibian airplane contacted an unexpected wave and sank during the water landing. The pilot stated he flew over the intended landing area which he was very familiar with. He stated the water looked clear so he approached the channel on a downwind leg. He stated he turned base leg over the shoreline and turned onto final approach into the wind. He stated that when he entered the landing flare he looked out his side window to judge his height and he "saw a very large wave" that was in his path. He stated that there was no way to avoid the wave so he added power to try and "catch the top of the wave." However, the floats caught the wave and the airplane was "catapulted" forward into the water. The tip of the right float broke off and the airplane sank nose down in 10 to 12 foot deep water. The pilot reported there was approximately a 6-inch chop of the surface of the water at the time of the landing. He stated he was landing to the southwest and the winds were from the southwest at approximately 12 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T206H accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2005 | Cessna T206H | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Huntsville Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 2005 | Cessna T206H | Johns Island, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Cessna T206H | Vineland, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2006 | Cessna T206H | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2004 | Cessna T206H | Walcott, Wyoming, United States | McAir Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Cessna T206H | Santa Maria, California, United States | California Flight Center, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2005 | Cessna 152 | Pelican Lake, Wisconsin, United States | Spring City Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2005 | Cessna C-172M | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2005 | Pilatus PC-6 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150E | Durand, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna 310Q | Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2005 | Champion 7EC | Platteville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |