Pilot Debrief

Cessna P206 near Hill City, MN — 2020-03-03

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Date
2020-03-03
Location
Hill City, MN, USA
Airport
07Y
Aircraft
Cessna P206
Registration
N206JF
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude and airspeed during the approach and his delayed addition of power to go around and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a nose-over after landing on the closed snow-covered runway.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was receiving a flight review and the flight instructor had briefed him to fly the approach to the runway and to terminate the approach by conducting a go-around. However, the pilot allowed the airplane to become "too low and too slow." The landing gear contacted the snow-covered runway as engine power was being added, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The chart supplement for the airport indicated that the airport was closed during winter months. In addition, a NOTAM was in effect advising pilots that the runway was closed from early December through mid-May.

NTSB coding

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