# Incident 19970930032209I: Cessna U206, Ft Lauderdale, FL, September 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1997, 11:40 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206U-1999-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,270 total, 5 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970930032209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM CAV AIR RAMP VIA BRAVO TO ECHO TAXIWAY TO GO TO RWY 8 FOR INTENDED FLIGHT. DURING TAXI PILOT HAD PROBLEM ADJUSTING SHOULDER HARNESS. WITH PILOT ATTENTION DIVERTED DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO RWY 8 THRESHOLD/END LIGHTS, DESTROYING 4 LIGHTS WITH PROP. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTOR NEAR INCIDENT AREA. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WHILE RUNNING IN RUN-UP AREA, WALKED AROUND AIRCRAFT, GOT BACK IN AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT TOOK RWY 8, TOOK OFF AND FLEW LOCALLY FOR 45 MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (EXE) INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO PROP. BLADES.

## Other reports on N206U (1)

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

- [Incident 19960301003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301003379I), Mar 1, 1996: Cessna U206G (N206U), Tylertown, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft lost power on takeoff, made safe landing in field 2 miles from Tylertown, MS airport. Engine had large hole in casing and no oil. #4…

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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