What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 7, 1999, at 2359 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TU206A, N4835F, sustained substantial damage went it departed the side of the runway during landing roll at Animas air park, Durango, Colorado. The commercial pilot and his four passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight operating under titl 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from window rock, Arizona. Weather at the time was clear skies with wind from 350 degrees at four knots. Details concerning runway used and the aircraft exit path are, at present, unknown. (-23)during landing,nose gear on ground, a/c drifted left off runway into mud. Nose wheel broke off when a/c went sideways, left wing contacted the ground bending spar and wing. Pilot reported possible nose gear strut problem (will amend report as necessary when more report is received).
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 7, 1999, AT 2359 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TU206A, N4835F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WENT IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT ANIMAS AIR PARK, DURANGO, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITL 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR SKIES WITH WIND FROM 350 DEGREES AT FOUR KNOTS. DETAILS CONCERNING RUNWAY USED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXIT PATH ARE, AT PRESENT, UNKNOWN. (-23)DURING LANDING,NOSE GEAR ON GROUND, A/C DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY INTO MUD. NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF WHEN A/C WENT SIDEWAYS, LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND BENDING SPAR AND WING. PILOT REPORTED POSSIBLE NOSE GEAR STRUT PROBLEM (WILL AMEND REPORT AS NECESSARY WHEN MORE REPORT IS RECEIVED).
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N4835F · 1
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