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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Helena, MT · August 29, 1985

Date: August 29, 1985 · 08:30 local
Place: Helena, MT
Airport: Helena
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3897F
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,600 in this make and model216 in the last 90 days

N3897FRegistration cancelled May 21, 2004 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680417 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Nose gear collapsed when encountering a pavement lip. Aircraft was being taxied from grass tiedown area.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN ENCOUNTERING A PAVEMENT LIP. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED FROM GRASS TIEDOWN AREA.

Other reports on N3897F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19881010061169ILevel Off Touchdown · Spokane, WAElectrical failure on landing. Realized gear unsafe after prop strike. Made go around and manually put down gear.Oct 10, 1988 · Minor damage