Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Columbia, Tennessee 38401
Tuesady, February 11, 1986 16:20 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

SOON AFTER DEPARTURE THE PLT EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. ENG PWR WAS RETARDED AND THE VIBRATION SUBSIDED. THE PLT THEN NOTICED AILERON CONTROL PROBLEMS AND NOTICED THE LEFT WING TIP WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH AILERONS HAD OVERTRAVELED AND WERE BENT. THE LEFT WING MAIN STRUCTURE WAS FOUND FRACTURED BUT HAD NOT SEPARATED. LINE SERVICE PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE ACFT DEPARTED WITH ONE HALF INCH OF SOLID ICE ON THE TOP SURFACES OF THE WING.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/11/1986
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1620
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City COLUMBIA
Event State TENNESSEE
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 38401
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1650 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 20
Weather Observation Facility ID BNA
Elevation of weather observation facility 599
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 32
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -9
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 520
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 12 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1145
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30819
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3403L
NTSB Number ATL86LA073
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model U206B
Aircraft Series Identifier U206B
Aircraft Serial Number U206-0703
Certified Max Gross Weight 3600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 3 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 64
Airframe Hours 2896
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JOSEPH P. MC KEE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 6 RONALD DRIVE
Operator City LEESVILLE
Operator State LA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 71446
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code BNA
Departure City NASHVILLE
Departure State TN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1605
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MIO
Destination City COLUMBIA
Destination State TN
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --