ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292707
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| Date: | Sunday 8 January 2006 |
| Time: | 00:15 LT |
| Type: | Cessna T206H |
| Owner/operator: | California Highway Patrol |
| Registration: | N531HP |
| MSN: | T20608250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palo Alto, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria Airport, CA (KSMX) |
| Palo Alto Airport, CA (PAO/KPAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with multiple airport objects during the landing flare. While in the traffic pattern for landing the pilot was not able to lower the flaps. During the landing flare, the pilot lost sight of the runway, and allowed the airplane to drift off the runway, where it collided with an airport sign and runway lights. He performed a go-around, and was not able to determine the extent of the damage. He elected to divert to another area airport with longer and wider runways. The pilot made a no flap landing at the alternate airport. Maintenance personnel reported that the right rear passenger door has a door/flap limit switch, so that when the door is ajar or open, the flaps cannot be lowered. The system was functionally tested and found to operate normally. It was determined that the right rear passenger was leaning against the door, and deactivated the door/flap limit switch. No further discrepancies were noted.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment, which resulted in a collision with multiple objects.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA084
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 08:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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