# NTSB SEA76DYG21: Cessna 206, N2102F, Pasco, WA, September 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1975
- Place: Pasco, WA · PASCO, WA
- Location: 46.2396° N, 119.1006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2396&lon=-119.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3076  75/9/18    PASCO,WA            CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1853                    N2102F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 28, 1390 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            53 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,WA              PASCO,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR SCISSORS FAILED ON PREVIOUS TKOF.NOSE GR COCKED LEFT,COLLAPSED ON LDG.L WIND DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2102F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2102F), registered now, S/N U206-0302, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-Cities

## 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 19750918032639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918032639A), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna U206, Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Nose gr scissors failed on previous tkof. Nose gr cocked left,collapsed on ldg.l wind dmgd.

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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