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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Fairbanks, AK · September 18, 2003

Date: September 18, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: A2KA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N275F
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA128
Reported as: Cessna U206G
Reported engine: Continental IO520F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N275FRegistered now · Cessna U206GS/N U20605207 Airframe modelCessna U206G Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted N275F a Cessna 206 had the nose gear collapse while making an off airport landing on a ridge top sse of fai. Pilot stated that during a normal landing on a 2000 foot landing area touch down and decelleration were normal with no breaking. At an estimated speed of 15-10 mph the pilot felt a bump with the nose of the aircraft pitching down. Weather was sunny, zero degrees. Unrestricted visibility and no wind. Runway is a ridge top, off airport, GPS elevation indicated 3973 feet. There was 4-5 inches of snow on the runway at the time of the incident. Local time was 09:30.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N275F A CESSNA 206 HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE MAKING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A RIDGE TOP SSE OF FAI. PILOT STATED THAT DURING A NORMAL LANDING ON A 2000 FOOT LANDING AREA TOUCH DOWN AND DECELLERATION WERE NORMAL WITH NO BREAKING. AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 15-10 MPH THE PILOT FELT A BUMP WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING DOWN. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, ZERO DEGREES. UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY AND NO WIND. RUNWAY IS A RIDGE TOP, OFF AIRPORT, GPS ELEVATION INDICATED 3973 FEET. THERE WAS 4-5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. LOCAL TIME WAS 09:30.

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 ANC03LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKA failure of an attaching bolt that allowed the nose wheel fork to separate from the nose gear strut, which resulted in the collapse of the nose gear during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough/uneven terrain.Sep 18, 2003 · Substantial damage