Pilot Debrief

CESSNA T206H near Sabinal, TX — 2013-02-13

Final reportCEN13CA206
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Date
2013-02-13
Location
Sabinal, TX, USA
Aircraft
CESSNA T206H
Registration
N7824G
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to properly identify the airstrip, which resulted in him landing the airplane off of the airstrip in soft soil causing the nose over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was approaching to land on a private unimproved runway. The field immediately adjacent to the landing area had been recently plowed. The pilot was landing into the direction of the rising sun, which was just coming over the horizon as he was making his approach. The pilot mistakenly identified a plowed portion of the field for the intended landing area and proceeded to land on it. As he touched down, he noticed the landing area was softer than it should have been, so he kept the nose wheel off the ground as long as he could. The nose wheel finally set down in the soft dirt and dug in, resulting in the airplane flipping over on its back. Both of the airplane's wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder received substantial damage.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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