# Accident 19960908029889A: Cessna U206F, Talkeetna, AK, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996, 12:16 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PR7C
- Location: 62.4500° N, 149.7901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4500&lon=-149.7901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9515G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9515G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908029889A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL MADE LOUD SOUND LANDING. COLLAPSED. SCIZZORS BROKE. BOLT GONE. OVERSIZE FORK TIRE RUBBING ON DRAG BRACE.

## 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 ANC96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA152), Sep 8, 1996: Cessna 206F (N9515G), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the nosegear scissors assembly due to the loss of a retainer bolt.

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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