Cessna U206-C N29100

Summary

On 22 April 2007 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna U206-C registered N29100 was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Idaho, 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.

Date

22 April 2007 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottonwood, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Salmon Bar (NONE)

Coordinates

46.5000, -116.4333

Aircraft

Cessna U206-C

Registration

N29100

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grangeville → Cottonwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA132

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed, which resulted in a overshoot of the runway in tailwind conditions and subsequent nose over. Factors in the accident were the tail wind condition and the short runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane overran the landing strip and nosed over. As the airplane approached the destination, the pilot performed three passes over the airstrip and noted that the windsock indicated light winds (about 5 knots). In light of the airstrip having a slope, the pilot opted to land in an upslope direction with a tailwind on the 700-foot-long grass runway. On the landing roll he applied brake pressure, but was unable to stop before continuing off the landing strip surface. The airplane encountered deep, soft sand and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot exited the airplane and noted that the windsock indicated a moderate tailwind. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.