- Date
- July 3, 1987, 12:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Olympia, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55FSCessna 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870703083089A
- Case key
- 40651
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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.
Nose gear collapsed
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
During landing roll the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The aircraft veered to the side of the runway onto soft terrain. The aircraft then nosed over inverted. Investigation revealed that the nose gear had collapsed but the reason for the failure could not be determined. The pilot stated that he had a nose gear damper problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55FS
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604333
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Shaffner
- Registered owner
- Berry Perris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Airport
- OLM · Olympia, runway 17, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OLM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.