# Accident 20010505009869A: Cessna U206F, Imnaha, OR, May 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2001, 07:30 local time
- Place: Imnaha, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SHCA
- Location: 45.6181° N, 116.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6181&lon=-116.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35854, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35854-2001-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505009869A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHILE LANDING AT A MOUNTAINOUS REMOTE STRIP, THE PILOT CLAIMS A SEVERE TAILWIND GUST PICKED UP THE ARICRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, SO, INSTEAD, HE INTENTIONALLY APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND.  THE NOSE GEAR HIT A HOLE WHICH SHEARED OT OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT'S FORWARD MONENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO A REST INVERTED.

## 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 SEA01LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA084), May 5, 2001: Cessna U206F (N35854), Imnaha, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Wind gusts were a factor.

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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