Pilot Debrief

TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H near Santa Barbara, CA — 2022-04-21

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Date
2022-04-21
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Airport
SBA
Aircraft
TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H
Registration
N20617
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The loss of directional control for undetermined reasons. Contributing was the overstress fracture of the nose gear upper trunnion brace attach point.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, the left main landing gear touched down first, followed by the right main landing gear. As the nose wheel landing gear settled onto the runway, the airplane immediately veered to the right. Despite the pilot’s control inputs, the airplane veered left and right several times. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that both wings struck the ground, and the outboard 6-8 inches of all three propeller blades were bent aft from contact with the runway. The upper trunnion of the nose gear shock strut deformation and missing material was consistent with shear tear out of the attachment bolt hole. The deformation of the material was consistent with an overstress fracture. No preimpact anomalies were observed on the airplane.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Mechanical failure
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have executed a go-around after the initial gear touchdown.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents6

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