Cessna 208B N208TF

Summary

On 27 April 2011 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N208TF, operated by Martinaire Aviation, LLC, was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, 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

27 April 2011 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

El Paso, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

El Paso International Airport (ELP)

Coordinates

31.8072, -106.3775

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N208TF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Martinaire Aviation, LLC

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Paso → Lubbock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

CEN11CA309

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of control as result of the gusting wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the pilot prepared for the evening cargo flight, the wind was reported as being strong and gusting. The pilot reported that he radioed the air traffic controller for his flight clearance and the current wind conditions. Since the wind was higher than previously reported, the pilot told the controller that he would wait before taxiing further. The pilot added that, after deciding to delay the flight and before he could shut down the airplane, a large gust of wind pushed the airplane’s nose left and lifted the left wing. The airplane’s propeller and right wing impacted the ground, bending the airplane’s right wing. At about the time of the accident the automated weather reporting station, located on the airport, reported the wind at 270 degrees at 36 knots gusting to 48 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.