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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TU206G · Medford, OR · July 1, 2011

Date: July 1, 2011 · 20:05 local
Place: Medford, OR
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N168SA
Reported as: Cessna TU206G
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520-M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total50 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N168SARegistered now · Cessna TU206GS/N U20606073 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna TU206G Engine modelContinental TSIO-520-MReciprocating

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What happened

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

Part 91 flt departed redding, CA at 1900, arrived Medford, OR at 2000 (approximate) wx and runway were not a factor. Pilot states that he was making a straight in approach to runway 32 in Medford and believes he landed a little too fast and at too steep of an angle. Nose gear struck the runway first, and he bounced three times. The nose wheel fork broke off and the plane came to a stop on the remainder of the nose strut. No injury to the pilot who was the sole occupant. Pilot exited the a/c on his own.

As the FAA filed it

PART 91 FLT DEPARTED REDDING, CA AT 1900, ARRIVED MEDFORD, OR AT 2000 (APPROXIMATE) WX AND RUNWAY WERE NOT A FACTOR. PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 IN MEDFORD AND BELIEVES HE LANDED A LITTLE TOO FAST AND AT TOO STEEP OF AN ANGLE. NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY FIRST, AND HE BOUNCED THREE TIMES. THE NOSE WHEEL FORK BROKE OFF AND THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE REMAINDER OF THE NOSE STRUT. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. PILOT EXITED THE A/C ON HIS OWN.