Neil's Sky Ranch Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Ninnekah, Oklahoma 73067
Saturday, March 13, 2010 18:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

Shortly after departure and on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine lost power. The pilot tried to make a forced landing on the runway, but the airplane collided with terrain short of the runway. During the impact the airplane struck a berm and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, vertical fin, rudder, and both wings. According to the passengers, the purpose of the flight was to obtain fuel from another airport, and, during takeoff, the fuel gauges appeared to indicate empty. The pilot did not perform a preflight inspection; he told the passengers that he had enough fuel for the 5-minute flight. A postaccident examination of the engine and related systems revealed no preimpact anomalies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, resulting from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/13/2010
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1800
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Ninnekah
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 73067
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 345316N
Event Location Longitude 0975932W
Event Location Airport Neil's Sky Ranch Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID O14
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1200
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1809 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 7
Weather Observation Facility ID KCHK
Elevation of weather observation facility 1152
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 12
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 20
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.78
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KCHK 132309Z AUTO 35010G14KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A2978
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 4
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29373
NTSB Notification Source Pilot's direct call to NTSB Ce
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 31 2012 2:54PM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4974F
NTSB Number CEN10LA159
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model TU206
Aircraft Series Identifier B
Aircraft Serial Number U206-0674
Certified Max Gross Weight 3600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats 0
Passenger Seats 4
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 10 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 3103
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name Advanced Aviation LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 215 E Choctaw Ave Ste 103
Aircraft Owner City McAlester
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 74501
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Neilan C Shunkwiler
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Ninnekah
Operator State OK
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 73067
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code O14
Departure City Ninnekah
Departure State OK
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1800
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code CHK
Destination City Chickasha
Destination State OK
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2011 9:35PM
User who most recently changed record latt
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 3000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --