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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-301 · Larsen Bay, AK · May 1, 1988

Date
May 1, 1988
Place
Larsen Bay, AK
Airport
Larsen Bay
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ENTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8385G
Reported as
Piper PA32301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,200 total800 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While taxiing nose wheel and axle separated from gear causing prop to hit grave. Self locking nut off axle bolt.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING NOSE WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED FROM GEAR CAUSING PROP TO HIT GRAVE. SELF LOCKING NUT OFF AXLE BOLT.

Other reports on N8385G · 2

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