# Incident 19821022061889I: Bell 206A, Angola, IN, October 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Angola
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6473° N, 85.0082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angola, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6473&lon=-85.0082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697F-2015-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206A (registry code 2073308, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-A (registry code 17227, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,989 total, 209 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821022061889I

## Narrative

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

VIOLENT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING. NOSE WHEEL FORK BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N4697F (1)

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

- [Incident 19900108006789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108006789I), Jan 8, 1990: Cessna P206A (N4697F), Fort Wayne, IN. Experienced power failure en route. Emergency landing on highway. Throttle cable was broken.

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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