Cessna T206H N50101

Summary

On 2 May 2024 at about 22:02 local time, a Cessna T206H registered N50101, operated by Barry Adventure Travel Inc, was involved in an accident near Halls Crossing, Utah, 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

2 May 2024 at 22:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Halls Crossing, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Nokai Dome (038)

Coordinates

37.2774, -110.5764

Aircraft

Cessna T206H

Registration

N50101

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Barry Adventure Travel Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pagosa Springs → Blanding

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA141

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with a tree during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reported brake malfunction for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he conducted an extensive preflight inspection and brake check, and he used the brakes multiple times while taxiing to the runup area and the runway. He reported that the brakes appeared to function properly. The airplane departed and later landed on a backcountry dirt airstrip. The pilot stated that the approach and touchdown speeds were appropriate, and the airplane touched down within the first few feet of the runway threshold. During the landing roll, however, the brakes did not respond to either the leftseat or rightseat brake pedals when the toe brakes were applied. The pilot subsequently applied full power, the student pilot selected 10° of flaps, and the pilot initiated a goaround. The airplane began to climb but collided with a cedar tree and then impacted the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s brake system revealed damage consistent with impact forces during the airplane’s collision with a tree and subsequent impact with terrain. A functional examination of the brake system did not reveal any evidence of a preexisting mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. Due to the extent of the impact damage sustained to the airplane’s main landing gear and brake system, the nature of the malfunction was undetermined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.