Cessna 206 N230DE

Summary

On 4 September 2018 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N230DE was involved in an accident near London, Kentucky, 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

4 September 2018 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

London, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

London-Corbin Arpt-Magee Field (LOZ)

Coordinates

37.0878, -84.0756

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N230DE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

London → London

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA18CA532

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go landing, just after the airplane touched down, he reduced the flaps to 10° and applied full throttle for takeoff. While increasing airspeed, the airplane drifted left. He added right rudder, but the airplane continued to drift left, so he reduced engine power. The airplane then exited the left side of the runway, and the pilot briefly applied full throttle to cross a drainage ditch, and the airplane became airborne. Subsequently, when the airplane touched back down, the front landing gear separated from the airframe, and the airplane came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 100° at 3 knots. The pilot was performing a touch-and-go landing on runway 24.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.