# NTSB MKC84LA093: Cessna 206, N5026U, Pine Bluff, AR, February 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1984, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Coordinates: 34.209716, -92.010215 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-92.0102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33645/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA093

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll
  - landing gear,steering system - failure,partial (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - nosewheel steering - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND INTO A DITCH DURING LANDING. AFTER THE ACCIDENT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING NEEDED REBUSHING AND THE NOSEWHEEL DAMPER WAS ALSO IN NEED OF REPAIR FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5026U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5026U), registered now, S/N 206-0026, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 206-0026
- Airframe hours: 3900
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Phillip A. Works
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1983
- Departed: 07F, GLADEWATER, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: PBF, Grider, runway 35, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 192 total, 171 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PBF

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840219005459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840219005459A), Feb 19, 1984: Cessna 206CESSNA, Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of airplane attempting a landing with a quartering tailwind.

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.

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