Cessna TU206B N10AR

Summary

On 23 July 2017 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna TU206B registered N10AR, operated by K Airmotive LLC, was involved in an accident near Sandy, Oregon, United States. 4 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

23 July 2017 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandy, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Mc Kinnon Airpark (OG29)

Coordinates

45.4306, -122.2419

Aircraft

Cessna TU206B

Registration

N10AR

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

K Airmotive LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandy River Air → Sandy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA432

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper bank control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he checked the wind sock at the airpark and made left traffic for a landing on the turf runway. As the airplane touched down, it encountered a wind gust from the left. The right wing struck the ground, followed by the left wing and the propeller. The nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright on the main landing gear and the fuselage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right- and left-wing spars. The pilot reported the wind was from 270° at 7 knots. The nearest METAR, 10 miles northwest of the airpark, reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was variable at 3 knots, the ceiling was overcast at 2,100 ft, and the visibility was greater than 10 statute miles. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.