# Incident 19900529026599I: Socata MS894A, Grand Rapids, MI, May 29, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1990, 12:36 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63BF-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A (registry code 8402842, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA MS894A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 85 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529026599I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE STRUT AND WHEEL FELL OFF AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED WITH NOSE WHEEL MISSING. SEARCHING FOR MISSING PARTS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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