Probable cause
The pilot's delayed action in applying full power during a go-around after flying into a fog bank.
NTSB analysis
As the pilot was on final approach to Runway 17 during the night visual-flight-rules flight, the airplane entered a fog bank approximately 50 feet off of the ground and he lost all visual reference. The pilot applied full throttle to go around, but not in time to arrest the descent. The airplane impacted the ground short of the runway and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10CA018 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 16, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Johnson City, Kansas
- Nearest airport
- Stanton County Municipal Airpo (K2K3)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cessna T206H
- N-number
- N454TG
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.