# Accident 19860331016099A: Cessna U206B, Tecumseh, MI, March 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9994° N, 83.9403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9994&lon=-83.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3855G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3855G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total, 22 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331016099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. BOTH WING TIPS HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI86FEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEC03), Mar 31, 1986: Cessna U-206B (N3855G), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3855G (1)

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

- [Accident 19740622018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622018279A), Jun 22, 1974: Cessna U206B (N3855G), Otisville, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Jumpmasters chute deployed in aircraft pulling him out and into horiz stabilizer jamming elevator.

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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