Accident Cessna 206 N5026U, Sunday 19 February 1984

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Date:	Sunday 19 February 1984
Time:	16:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 206
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N5026U
MSN:	206-0026
Year of manufacture:	1963
Total airframe hrs:	3900 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Pine Bluff, AR - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Gladewater, TX (07F)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND INTO A DITCH DURING LANDING. AFTER THE ACCIDENT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING NEEDED REBUSHING AND THE NOSEWHEEL DAMPER WAS ALSO IN NEED OF REPAIR FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THE ACFT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: