# Accident 19820923050559A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Nenana, AK, September 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 64.4695° N, 148.5691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4695&lon=-148.5691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3974G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3974G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,464 total, 900 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923050559A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STEERING COLLAR BROKE ON THE LANDING ROLL DUE TO STRESS FAILURE. AIRCRAFT HAD PRIOR STEERING FAILURES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA096), Sep 24, 1982: Cessna U206 (N3974G), Nenana, AK, substantial damage

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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