# Accident 20230920012359A: Cessna U206C, Bernard, ID, September 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2023, 14:45 local time
- Place: Bernard, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MKTA
- Location: 44.9794° N, 114.7348° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9794&lon=-114.7348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3923G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3923G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230920012359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A BACKCOUNTRY FOREST SERVICE TURF AIRSTRIP WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG SUFFERED A COMPLETE AND CLEAN FRACTURE ABOUT MID-LEG. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INCURRING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER AND LEFT ELEVETOR.

## 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 WPR23LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA350), Sep 20, 2023: Cessna U206C (N3923G), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear spring assembly due to a fatigue crack. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance on the landing gear spring assembly which allowed corrosion…

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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