Cessna T206 N829PA

Summary

On 1 August 2020 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna T206 registered N829PA, operated by Summit Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. 2 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

1 August 2020 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Bentonville Muni/Louise M Thad (VBT)

Coordinates

36.3453, -94.2194

Aircraft

Cessna T206

Registration

N829PA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Summit Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Branson → Bentonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA349

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported landing "flat" and the airplane "bounced." After a second "bounce" the pilot initiated a go-around. However, when the nose landing gear contacted the runway a third time, the nose wheel "blew out." The airplane veered to the left, exited the runway pavement, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot observed no anomalies during the preflight inspection. A flight instructor who witnessed the accident stated that the airplane remained in a "nose down pitch attitude" until the nose wheel contacted the runway which caused the airplane to "bounce." After the third bounce, the nose wheel "blew out sending white smoke into the air."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.