# Incident 19970716023869I: Cessna U206F, North Haven, ME, July 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: North Haven, ME
- Airport: Witherspoons Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNBA
- Location: 44.1516° N, 68.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Witherspoons Airport (ME41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1516&lon=-68.8763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1523U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1523U-2009-07-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 530 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716023869I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL SPACER IN STEERING FAILED. WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS. TIRE CAME OFF. FORK BROKE OFF

## Other reports on N1523U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020403005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020403005199A), Apr 3, 2002: Cessna U206F (N1523U), Matinicusisland, ME, No damage. (-23) On April 3, 2002, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna U206F, N1523U, operated by telford aviation, inc. was substantially damaged while landing at…
- [Incident 19921027049969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027049969I), Oct 27, 1992: Cessna U206F (N1523U), North Haven, ME, Minor damage. Pilot stated he aborted takeoff because of a windshear. Unable to stop and departed end of runway.

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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