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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Homer, AK · February 28, 2003

Date: February 28, 2003 · 17:25 local
Place: Homer, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ENEC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8337Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03IA037
Reported as: Cessna U206F
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total1,200 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N8337Q, a wheel equipped Cessna 206 crashed while landing at bradly lake project. Pilot reported that the airplane had just touched down when a gust of wind picked the airplane up. When the airplane came back down, the right main landing gear snapped off. The airplane slid down the runway on the belly pod. No injuries to pilot or occupant. No damage to propeller. Right main landing gear broke about 3/8" outboard of the outboard clamp. Damage to the airplane consisted of damage to the foreward aft cargo door. Slight damage to the elevator. No significant structural damage found.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N8337Q, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 206 CRASHED WHILE LANDING AT BRADLY LAKE PROJECT. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN WHEN A GUST OF WIND PICKED THE AIRPLANE UP. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SNAPPED OFF. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE BELLY POD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR OCCUPANT. NO DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE ABOUT 3/8" OUTBOARD OF THE OUTBOARD CLAMP. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF DAMAGE TO THE FOREWARD AFT CARGO DOOR. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR. NO SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03IA037Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportHomer, AKThe separation of the main landing gear spring strut during landing touchdown due to corrosion and fatigue. Factors contributing to the accident were the manufacturer's and the FAA's insufficient standards/requirements for inspection procedures.Mar 1, 2003 · Minor damage