- Date
- October 11, 1976
- Place
- Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8258ZCessna 205
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761011033929A
- Case key
- 155913
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3239 76/10/11 SEARCHLIGHT,NV CESSNA 205 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1200 TIME - 1200 N8258Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCHLIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEARCHLIGHT,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- PILOT STATED SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DEVELOPED DURING ROLL OUT.NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8258Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 205
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Searchlight
N8258ZRegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2013 · Cessna 210-5(205)Airframe modelCessna 210-5(205)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.