Cessna U206F N7138Q

Summary

On 15 June 2005 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna U206F registered N7138Q was involved in an accident near Homer, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 June 2005 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Homer (PAHO)

Coordinates

59.6456, -151.4767

Aircraft

Cessna U206F

Registration

N7138Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Silver Salmon → Homer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05LA087

Nobody was injured.

The fracture of the airplane's nose gear scissor during landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a nose down. A factor associated with the accident was the loss of nosewheel steering control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot of the 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight said that during landing, he landed on the main landing gear, and that when the nose wheel touched down, the airplane's nose gear pulled abruptly to the left. He said he applied right rudder and brake, but the airplane continued to the left, stopped abruptly, and nosed down. A postcrash inspection disclosed that the nose gear strut scissor was fractured. The operator reported that there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. The right wing received structural damage during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.