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FAA incident report · Cessna 210-5(205) · Iliamna, AK · June 22, 2017

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Date
June 22, 2017 · 09:00 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8367Z
Reported as
Cessna 210-5(205)
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total35 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N8367ZRegistered now · Cessna 210-5(205)S/N 205-0367 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The airman landed normally at swikshak beach in katmai national park. After landing and during taxi, the airman attempted to turn the aircraft to the right. The nose gear wheel got caught in the sand which caused an excessive side load on the nose gear fork assembly. The nose gear fork broke off of the nose landing gear strut causing the nose of the aircraft to fall downward. The propeller made contact with the ground and was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN LANDED NORMALLY AT SWIKSHAK BEACH IN KATMAI NATIONAL PARK. AFTER LANDING AND DURING TAXI, THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL GOT CAUGHT IN THE SAND WHICH CAUSED AN EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD ON THE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY. THE NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE OFF OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL DOWNWARD. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.