Cessna U206 N8076Z

Summary

On 17 August 2016 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna U206 registered N8076Z was involved in an accident near Sleetmute, 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

17 August 2016 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sleetmute, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Alaska Adventures Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

61.7053, -157.1503

Aircraft

Cessna U206

Registration

N8076Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sleetmute → Sleetmute

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA455

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.

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The pilot reported that during the landing flare at an unpublished dirt airstrip, he entered a "low level [aerodynamic] stall." He further reported that due to the aerodynamic stall, and a "small rise" on the runway, the airplane touched down hard. During the landing roll, the pilot reported that the fuel "belly tank" installed under the fuselage separated from the airplane and the fuselage sustained substantial damaged.  The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.