# Incident 20120902023429I: Cessna U206F, Buckland, AK, September 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Buckland, AK
- Airport: Quartz Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.9771° N, 161.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckland, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9771&lon=-161.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316Q-2018-03-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902023429I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN NOSE GEAR LANDING AND PROPELLER STRIKE.

ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY LOSE ALTITUDE.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE TIRE TOUCHED DOWN FIRST CAUSING THE PROPELLER STRIKE AND HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N8316Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20130914019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914019079A), Sep 14, 2013: Cessna U206F (N8316Q), Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed. Airman stated he had sufficent altitude to clear the ridge. As he attempted to clear the ridge he encountered a downdraft and then subsequently entered a…
- [Accident 19860911044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911044509A), Sep 11, 1986: Cessna U206F (N8316Q), Holyoke, MA, Substantial damage. The engine lost power and the aircraft flipped on landing. Connecting rod broken. Improper sealant blocked oil.

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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