# Incident 20220404004539I: Cessna T206H, Blaine, MN, April 4, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2022, 18:55 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2626Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2626Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220404004539I

## Narrative

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

2022-04-19 ? N2626Z ? NOSE WHEEL FELL OFF DURING LANDING ? KANE ? MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES

DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT KANE.  THE PIC PROCEEDED TO EXECUTE A NORMAL LANDING.  WHILE TURNING ONTO AN INACTIVE RUNWAY, BEFORE TAXIING BACK FOR FURTHER PATTERN WORK, THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE WHEEL DETACHED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT SOME POINT, THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AFT PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE PIC REQUESTED ASSISTANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP AT TWIN CITIES AVIATION.  UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS, THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED UPON LANDING ON 02-03-2022 AT THE KBDE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FROM KBDE TO KANE LATER THAT DAY. THE DAMAGED WHEEL FAIRING WAS REMOVED ON 02-14-2022 BY TWIN CITIES AVIATION AT KANE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT, AXLE BOLT, AXLE BOLT BUCKET, AND AXLE SPACER WERE NOT RECOVERED. AIRMAN COUNSELED ON ITEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 14 CFR 91.7 NO PERSON MAY OPERATE A CIVIL AIRCRAFT UNLESS IT IS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.

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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