SAINT GEORGE, UT, USA
N5028U
CESSNA 206
DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, ENCTRD SOFT DIRT/GRAVEL TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. A POST-ACDNT INSPN REVEALED THAT TWO ATTACHING BOLTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR YOKE HAD FAILED & THAT THE TW0 BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE BENT. THE LEFT FORWARD BOLT HAD EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS CRACK, IN THAT THE FRACTURE AREA WAS DARK & RUSTED. THE LEFT REAR BOLT WAS STRAIGHT, BUT HAD FAILED AT THE THREAD BASE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE RIGHT ATTACHING BOLTS HAD BECOME BENT AS THE NOSE GEAR FORK COLLAPSED TO THE RIGHT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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