# Accident 19900813033479A: Cessna U206A, Indianapolis, IN, August 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9507° N, 86.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9507&lon=-86.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8060Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060Z-1998-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813033479A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST,BOUNCED,PORPOISED AND CAME DOWN HARD ON NOSE WHEEL. IMPACT BROKE OFF WHEEL,DAMAGED PROP FIREWALL.

## 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 CHI90LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA229), Aug 13, 1990: Cessna U206A (N8060Z), Fishers, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ACCOMPLISH A RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE AND COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR.

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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