Accident · 2005-06-15

NTSB case ANC05LA087 · Cessna U206F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2005-06-15
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Cessna U206F (N7138Q)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Smokey Bay Air, Inc Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

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.

Source: NTSB case ANC05LA087

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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