Cessna U206 N9610Z

Summary

On 29 April 2016 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N9610Z was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, 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

29 April 2016 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Jack Ross Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

60.1872, -154.3517

Aircraft

Cessna U206

Registration

N9610Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Port Alsworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA207

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing flare in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, aerodynamic stall, impact with terrain, nose gear collapse, and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the initial touchdown in gusty wind conditions, the airplane landed hard. The pilot further reported that after the hard landing the airplane bounced, aerodynamically stalled, and subsequently impacted the ground nose wheel landing gear first and nosed over.   The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, and the empennage. According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.