# Accident 19920826033179A: Cessna U206A, Fairbanks, AK, August 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9005° N, 148.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9005&lon=-148.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711FY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711FY-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206A (registry code 2073316, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920826033179A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP. LANDING DOWNWIND ON A ROUGH MINING STRIP COLLAPSED GEAR GROUND LOOPING AT END. NO PRIOR CHECK OUT.

## 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 ANC92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA146), Aug 26, 1992: Cessna 206 (N711FY), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND THE IMPROPER APPROACH PROCEDURE USED BY THE PILOT, AN INADEQUATE BACKGROUND CHECK OF PILOT…

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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