# Accident 19910921043619A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Jamul, CA, September 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Jamul, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6901° N, 116.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6901&lon=-116.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5123U-1993-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 75 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921043619A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR DUG INTO SOFT MUD ON EDGE OF STRIP DURING TAKEOFF. SWUNG INTO DIRT BERM,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX91LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA409), Sep 21, 1991: Cessna 206 (N5123U), Jamul, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT WET RUNWAY CONDITION.

## Other reports on N5123U (1)

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

- [Incident 19861026071409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861026071409I), Oct 26, 1986: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5123U), Jamul, CA. Reserve chute tangled with main chute, skydiver injured.

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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