# Incident 19810510029239I: Cessna TU206C, Valencia, NM, May 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Valencia, NM
- Airport: Valencia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3998G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3998G-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206C (registry code 2073334, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510029239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COLLAR BROKE ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH NOSE WHEEL COCKED RESULTING IN DAMAGED STRUT SEAL AND PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N3998G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880131005419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880131005419I), Jan 31, 1988: Cessna TU206C (N3998G), Los Lunas, NM, 1 fatal. Main parachute did not deploy on jump. Reserve chute tore apart on deployment. Parachutist killed on ground impact.
- [Incident 19821229067289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821229067289I), Dec 29, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA (N3998G), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Pilot left mag switch on while attaching a booster battery to starter. Engine fired. Airplane hit parked airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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