# Accident 19950826048909A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Whitesboro, TX, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Whitesboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6490° N, 96.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6490&lon=-96.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5088U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5088U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826048909A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE SOD RUNWAY. DURING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE LOWER COWLING, AND LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR AND UPPER AND LOWER METAL SKIN.

## 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 FTW95LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA367), Aug 27, 1995: Cessna 206 (N5088U), Whitesboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD 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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