# Incident 19850714074359I: Cessna TU206A, Talkeetna, AK, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 10:55 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Papa Bear Lakee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N942SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N942SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (registry code 17266, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714074359I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF.  LANDED ON LAKE WITH GEAR DOWN AND FLIPPED OVER.  FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N942SA (2)

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

- [Accident 19960318004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318004249A), Mar 18, 1996: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped plane landed on frozen lake. Nose ski broke thru snow crust. Hit rough ground. Sheared off. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19860904045239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904045239A), Sep 4, 1986: Cessna TU206A (N942SA), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot failed to check wheels up for a water landing. The floatplane was substantially damaged.

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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