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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna P206D · Limerick, ME · August 23, 1985

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Date: August 23, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place: Limerick, ME
Airport: Limerick
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8789Z
Reported as: Cessna P206D
Reported engine: Continental IO520A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,095 total168 in this make and model134 in the last 90 days

N8789ZRegistered now · Cessna P206DS/N P206-0589 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna P206D Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Sink rate increased over tree line, added full power but hit hard. Bounced. Nose gear collapsed, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

SINK RATE INCREASED OVER TREE LINE, ADDED FULL POWER BUT HIT HARD. BOUNCED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, NOSED OVER.