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FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Merced, CA · March 1, 1996

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Date
March 1, 1996 · 14:30 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Merced Municipal/Mac Ready
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9554G
Reported as
Cessna U206F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
725 total400 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N9554GRegistered now · Cessna U206FS/N U20601754 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna U206FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: N9554G, a Cessna 206, departed modesto, CA airport about 1400 PST on March 1, 1996, on a local flight to Merced, CA. The purpose of the flight was to pick up airplane parts at modesto. N9554G landed on runway 12 about 1430 PST, but when the nose wheel touched down, the airplane veered rapidly to the right. Rudder pressure only was applied, which was ineffective due to slow speed, and the C206 departed runway 12 to the right side. The airplane came to rest stuck in the mud about 30-40 feet to the right of RUNWAY12. Visual flight conditions prevailed. There was minor damage to the nose strut, lower cowling, and the propellor of N9554G. There were no injuries to persons on board the airplane. Post incident maintenance revealed that the hydraulic fluid in the upper strut had broken down (dirty and contaminated), which caused the nose gear strut upper o ring to bind, thus rendering the self centering device inoperative. This caused the nose wheel strut to bind with the nose wheel canted to the right. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N9554G, A CESSNA 206, DEPARTED MODESTO, CA AIRPORT ABOUT 1400 PST ON MARCH 1, 1996, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO MERCED, CA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PICK UP AIRPLANE PARTS AT MODESTO. N9554G LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 ABOUT 1430 PST, BUT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT. RUDDER PRESSURE ONLY WAS APPLIED, WHICH WAS INEFFECTIVE DUE TO SLOW SPEED, AND THE C206 DEPARTED RUNWAY 12 TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST STUCK IN THE MUD ABOUT 30-40 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY12. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUT, LOWER COWLING, AND THE PROPELLOR OF N9554G. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. POST INCIDENT MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE UPPER STRUT HAD BROKEN DOWN (DIRTY AND CONTAMINATED), WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT UPPER O RING TO BIND, THUS RENDERING THE SELF CENTERING DEVICE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT TO BIND WITH THE NOSE WHEEL CANTED TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.