# Accident 20050615011479A: Cessna U206F, Homer, AK, June 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENEA
- Location: 59.6456° N, 151.4767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6456&lon=-151.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7138Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7138Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615011479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING INTO A DIRECT HEADWIND OF ABOUT 15 KTS. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE DRY PAVED RUNWAY, THE SCISSORS ARM COMPONENT OF THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE AND THE NOSE WHEEL CHOCKED SIDEWAYS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND FORWARD ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. BESIDES THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE STRUT SCISSORS, THE ONLY OTHER DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TIP OF THE WING, WITH ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD RIB TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AILERON.

## 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 ANC05LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA087), Jun 15, 2005: Cessna U206F (N7138Q), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the airplane's nose gear scissor during landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a nose down. A factor associated with the accident was the loss of…

## Other reports on N7138Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140519009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519009759I), May 19, 2014: Cessna U206F (N7138Q), Homer, AK, No damage. During a 14 CFR part 135 flight the pilot reported that he smelled fumes and landed at the planned destination without further incident. Post flight inspection…
- [Accident 20091006050279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091006050279A), Oct 6, 2009: Cessna U206F (N7138Q), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered a bird strike while at cruise causing structural damage to the right wing.

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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