# Incident 20030228002639I: Cessna U206F, Homer, AK, February 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2003, 17:25 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENEC
- Location: 59.7500° N, 150.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7500&lon=-150.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8337Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03IA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030228002639I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC03IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03IA037), Mar 1, 2003: Cessna 206 (N8337Q), Homer, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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