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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Smoketown, PA · April 6, 1991

Date: April 6, 1991 · 15:30 local
Place: Smoketown, PA
Airport: Smoketown Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1040H
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,653 total553 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1040HRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780124 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

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

Advised soft ground ahead while taxiing on grass. Nose gear collapsed on turn around. Downlock bolt failed.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISED SOFT GROUND AHEAD WHILE TAXIING ON GRASS. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TURN AROUND. DOWNLOCK BOLT FAILED.

Other reports on N1040H · 2

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

Incident 20080121010899ILevel Off Touchdown · Harrisburg, PA(-23) During preparation for landing, the nose landing gear (NLG) did not fully extend. The main landing gear operated normally. The aircraft landed with the NLG partially extended. After recovery of the aircraft it was determined the nose landing gear spring…Jan 21, 2008 · Minor damage Incident 19800710077539IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Austin, TXTurned wrong way after ground taxi clearance. New taxiway, no lights, ran off end of blacktop into gully.Jul 10, 1980 · Minor damage