Cessna 206 N164SA

Summary

On 7 July 2010 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N164SA, operated by Berndt P Schmit, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.

Date

7 July 2010 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Double Eagle II (AEG)

Coordinates

35.1453, -106.7953

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N164SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Berndt P Schmit

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA378

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing touch and go and full stop landings. On the third landing attempt the pilot had about 25 degrees flaps selected because he recognized he was higher and closer to the runway than normal. He felt he was stabilized on final at about 85 knots by mid-final. He flared and touched down lightly, but the airplane bounced slightly and floated one to two feet above the runway. The pilot added back pressure and the airplane suddenly touched down. The pilot added power and a porpoise developed. The propeller struck the runway and the nose gear collapsed, bending the firewall. The airplane stopped on the runway. The pilot did not report any airplane malfunctions prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.