Pilot Debrief

CESSNA T206H near New Roads, LA — 2016-05-16

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Date
2016-05-16
Location
New Roads, LA, USA
Airport
HZR
Aircraft
CESSNA T206H
Registration
N80TK
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot was completing a personal cross-country flight. After flying a visual pattern, the pilot conducted a night landing to the 5,003-ft-long asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the airplane began to shake and veered left. The pilot applied right rudder but was unable to stop the left turn, and the airplane departed the runway surface. Examination of the airframe, nose strut assembly, and tires revealed no evidence of malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he had noticed the airplane shaking on previous landings and that he should have applied more back-elevator control during the landing roll. The pilot's insufficient use of elevator control likely caused the airplane to wheelbarrow and led to the loss of directional control.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have initiated a go-around to prevent loss of control.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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