What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On may 22, 2002, about 0835 mountain standard time, a Cessna 206, N5050U, lost directional control, veered off the runway, and nosed over after landing on runway 35 at Eagle air park, mohave valley, Arizona. The flight was operated by the pilot/owner under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight originated from north las vegas, Nevada, at 0750. According to the pilot, the nose landing gear strut was deflated before departing north las vegas airport. The strut was serviced and the airplane was flown to Eagle air park. On landing, the nose wheel steering was not available and the airplane veered off the runway into soft dirt, nosing over. (-23) pilot states that he had the nose gear serviced prior to flight, and that the nose strut had just recently been put back into service from a repair station. The pilot states that on landing at the Eagle airpark the nose wheel failed to seer causing the aircraft to veer off the runway into the sod area. Once the nose wheel entered the sod area, it sank into the sod causing the aircraft to flip over on its back.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MAY 22, 2002, ABOUT 0835 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 206, N5050U, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT EAGLE AIR PARK, MOHAVE VALLEY, ARIZONA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AT 0750. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS DEFLATED BEFORE DEPARTING NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. THE STRUT WAS SERVICED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO EAGLE AIR PARK. ON LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT, NOSING OVER. (-23) PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD THE NOSE GEAR SERVICED PRIOR TO FLIGHT, AND THAT THE NOSE STRUT HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN PUT BACK INTO SERVICE FROM A REPAIR STATION. THE PILOT STATES THAT ON LANDING AT THE EAGLE AIRPARK THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO SEER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SOD AREA. ONCE THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERED THE SOD AREA, IT SANK INTO THE SOD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.