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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P206 · Boulder City, NV · September 11, 1996

Date: September 11, 1996 · 08:55 local
Place: Boulder City, NV
Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2600X
Reported as: Cessna P206
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 578 total45 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot stated that after touchdown about fifty feet into the rollout aircraft began veering badly to the left. Applying right brake and right rudder had no effect. The right wing came up and the right main gear was also up off the ground which further caused loss of directional control. This caused the aircraft to run off the runway, where it continued to travel for approximately 220 feet, shearing the nose wheel, damaging the left wing tip. Subsequent investigation revealed that the nose gear collar bearing was extremely stiff due to several of the needle bearings being frozen. The strut assembly also showed signs of galling from these frozen needle bearings. Intermittent loss of directional control and the "sensitive" steering was mentioned by three of the pilots employed by skydive las vegas during interviews. A mechanical or defect report was submitted. This report and investigation are closed. No NMAC or pilot deviation occurred.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ABOUT FIFTY FEET INTO THE ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING BADLY TO THE LEFT. APPLYING RIGHT BRAKE AND RIGHT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT. THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS ALSO UP OFF THE GROUND WHICH FURTHER CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET, SHEARING THE NOSE WHEEL, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAR BEARING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF DUE TO SEVERAL OF THE NEEDLE BEARINGS BEING FROZEN. THE STRUT ASSEMBLY ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF GALLING FROM THESE FROZEN NEEDLE BEARINGS. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE "SENSITIVE" STEERING WAS MENTIONED BY THREE OF THE PILOTS EMPLOYED BY SKYDIVE LAS VEGAS DURING INTERVIEWS. A MECHANICAL OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION OCCURRED.