Cessna TU206F accident near Marlin, TX
On April 5, 2022, a Cessna TU206F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marlin, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 5, 2022
- Place
- Marlin, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.339°N, 96.850°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220405104891
Official records · CEN22FA168
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 5, 2022, about 1231 central daylight time, a Cessna TU206F airplane, N858JA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marlin, Texas. The pilot and pilot-rated observer were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight. The airplane departed the Houston Executive Airport (TME), Houston, Texas, on a pipeline inspection flight with a destination of Waco, Texas. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, and GPS data indicated the airplane first appeared at 1038, south of TME. The airplane tracked north northwest toward Waco, Texas, and climbed to 4,000 ft mean sea level. About 1 1/2 hours into the flight, the airplane turned southwest and began a series of maneuvering turns over the area where the pipeline was located. The airplane continued to maneuver southwest and worked its way to a location 20 miles south of Waco. It then turned to the east toward the Marlin Airport (T15), Marlin, Texas. The pilot contacted Waco Approach Control and informed them that he was landing at T15. The airplane overflew the south edge of airport and entered a left downwind traffic pattern for runway 17. The airplane continued to a left base leg and then final. An armory security camera located on the airport recorded the airplane on final approach. The airplane touched down just past the approach end of the runway and bounced back into the air. It touched down a second time in the grass just right of the runway, struck a runway light, veered back on the runway, crossed th
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
