# Accident 19990807011079A: Cessna TU206A, Durango, CO, August 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1999
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2697° N, 107.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2697&lon=-107.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4835F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4835F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206A (registry code 2073318, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807011079A

## Narrative

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

(.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).

## 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 DEN99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA138), Aug 8, 1999: Cessna TU206A (N4835F), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A worn landing nose gear steering system that diminished the ability to steer the airplane. Factors were improper maintenance by unknown persons, and loose gravel.

## Other reports on N4835F (1)

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

- [Accident 20041001024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001024899A), Oct 1, 2004: Cessna TU206A (N4835F), Nogales, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman landed runway 21 at night. Aircraft only has landing/taxi lights on left wing. A right turn was initiated into darkness and shortly thereafter,…

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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