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July 6, 2000 · Cessna U206G · N756HK

North Haven, ME

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 6, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (3 uninjured)
Location
North Haven, ME
Aircraft
Cessna U206G
Tail Number
N756HK
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
NYC00LA193

While landing on a 1,045-foot long hard packed gravel runway, the airplane touched down, bounced, and began to 'float.' After the airplane touched down again, the pilot applied the brakes and raised the flaps in an attempt to stop. The airplane continued off the departure end of the runway, crossed a road, struck a boulder, and nosed over into a swamp, coming to rest inverted. After the accident skid marks were observed in the gravel that started with 20 feet of runway surface remaining. The two passengers in the airplane stated after the accident that they were coming in 'hot and fast.' According to the airplane operating handbook, the total landing distance to clear a 50-foot obstacle, using the specified technique for short field landings, at maximum gross weight, at sea level, and at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, was 1,415 feet. The pilot reported 8 total hours of flight experience in make and model.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to perform a go-around. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's lack of total flight experience in make and model, and the short landing area.

Full Narrative

On July 6, 2000, about 0940 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna U206G, N756HK, operated by Telford Aviation, Inc., was substantially damaged while landing at the Witherspoons Airport (ME41), North Haven, Maine. The certificated airline transport pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the on-demand air taxi flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 135. According to the pilot, the flight had originated at the Knox County Regional Airport (RKD), Rockland, Maine, and proceeded uneventfully to ME41. While landing at ME41, on Runway 24, a 1,045-foot long hard packed gravel runway, the pilot reduced the engine power to idle at an altitude of about 100 feet above the ground. The pilot then felt he was "committed" to land and that a go-around with full flaps was unsafe. The airplane touched down, bounced, and began to "float." After the airplane touched down again, the pilot applied the brakes and raised the flaps in an attempt to stop. The airplane continued off the departure end of the runway, crossed a road, struck a boulder, and nosed over into a swamp, coming to rest inverted. When the runway was examined after the accident, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector observed skid marks in the gravel that started with 20 feet of runway surface remaining. The inspector also noted that there were trees located at the approach end of the runway and beyond the swamp where the airplane came to rest. The two passengers in the airplane stated to the FAA inspector after the accident that they were coming in "hot and fast." According to the airplane operating handbook, the total landing distance to clear a 50-foot obstacle, using the specified technique for short field landings, at maximum gross weight, at sea level, and at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, was 1,415 feet. The pilot reported 8 total hours of flight experience in make and model. The RKD weather at 0935, reported winds from 300 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 15 knots.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time09:40 EDT
Nearest AirportWitherspoons Airport (0nm)
Runway24
Runway Length1045 ft
Runway Width40 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna U206G
Tail NumberN756HK
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 135
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-F48B · Reciprocating · 285
Seats5

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (3 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured3
Total3
Crew 1Age 63 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind300° @ 11 kt, gusting 15 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point50
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time13:35
Weather SourceWFAC

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