- Date
- January 8, 1982, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pullman, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6106UCessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820108000749A
- Case key
- 72324
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Analysis
The aircraft had a rudder/directional control problem that had been occurring intermittently. When it occurred during the previous flight, the pilot had to use full right rudder to keep the ball centered. Before landing on that flight, he made a low pass near the tower. Tower personnel advised that the nose gear appeared to be cocked to the left. While landing after that flight, directional control was difficult. After inspecting the plane, a mechanic advised that the nose gear appeared to have too much oil and not enough air, causing the gear oleo to not fully extend. The pilot elected to return to spokane before having it repaired. After takeoff, the problem recurred, but required full left rudder. Later, oil was noted coming from behind the control panel. Not knowing from where or how bad the leak was, he diverted to the nearest airport and landed with a 10 knot tailwind. When the nosewheel touched down, the plane veered right and hit a snowbank. The runway was too slippery for the left brake to help.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6106U
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20605323
- Airframe hours
- 774
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Empire Lines Inc.
- Registered owner
- Empire Lines Inc.
- Departed
- Lewistown, ID
- Destination
- Spokane, WA
- Airport
- PUW · Pullman-Moscow Regional, runway 23, 6,730 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,584 total · 734 in this make and model · 1,350 as pilot in command · 107 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6106U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.