# Accident 19900709024889A: Cessna TU206G, Sheridan, OR, July 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sheridan, OR
- Airport: Sheridan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1001° N, 123.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1001&lon=-123.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4784U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 369 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709024889A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BANK AND PITCH-UP ON LANDING FLARE. DAMAGED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AUTO PILOT SWITCH BUMPED ON.

## 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 SEA90LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA141), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna TU206G (N4784U), Sheridan, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE AUTOPILOT DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING.

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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