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FAA incident report · Cessna U206B · San Diego, CA · January 29, 1995

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Date
January 29, 1995 · 14:30 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3817G
Reported as
Cessna U206B
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,220 total875 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N3817GRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 1997 · Cessna U206BS/N U2060817Airframe modelCessna U206B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 29, 1995, at approximately 1430 PST, evelyn k. ambrose landed on runway 26L, at brown field, San Diego, CA in N3817G, a Cessna model U206B. The purpose of the flight had been to drop sky divers. The aircraft is owned and operated by air adventures skydiving inc., a local FAR part 105 operation. During the roll out after landing, the pilot stated that the aircraft started to pull to the right rapidly. The pilot indicated that she immediately switched the ignition off. The nose gear failed. The aircraft damage was considered minor. Ambrose, the sole occupant, was not injured; no fire resulted. Further investigation determined that the aft attach bolt for the nose landing gear drag link, part number nas 464P5A42, had failed, allowing the normally fixed landing gear to partially retract in a forward motion. The bolt and the accompanying nut were located in the lower cowling area. The failure of the bolt appears to have originated at an old fracture in the threaded portion of the bolt. The last record of maintenance that was performed to the nose landing gear was on 10/13/93. This incident did not involve a NMAC or a pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 29, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 PST, EVELYN K. AMBROSE LANDED ON RUNWAY 26L, AT BROWN FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CA IN N3817G, A CESSNA MODEL U206B. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN TO DROP SKY DIVERS. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR ADVENTURES SKYDIVING INC., A LOCAL FAR PART 105 OPERATION. DURING THE ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT RAPIDLY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT SHE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED THE IGNITION OFF. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED MINOR. AMBROSE, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; NO FIRE RESULTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE AFT ATTACH BOLT FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK, PART NUMBER NAS 464P5A42, HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE NORMALLY FIXED LANDING GEAR TO PARTIALLY RETRACT IN A FORWARD MOTION. THE BOLT AND THE ACCOMPANYING NUT WERE LOCATED IN THE LOWER COWLING AREA. THE FAILURE OF THE BOLT APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED AT AN OLD FRACTURE IN THE THREADED PORTION OF THE BOLT. THE LAST RECORD OF MAINTENANCE THAT WAS PERFORMED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS ON 10/13/93. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR A PILOT DEVIATION.