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FTW86FRG16

1986-03-05 · MCALLEN, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MFE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON 03-05-86 AT 0854 CST A CESSNA U206F, N8502Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT MILLER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MCALLEN, TEXAS. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE ELECTRONICS CARGO FELL UPON HIM AS THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. PERSONNEL OF MCALLEN CONTROL TOWER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO PORPOISE ON ROLLOUT. THE NOSE LANDING WHEEL AND FORK ASSEMBLY WERE SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT. FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 13. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86FRG16.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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