What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: jan 13, 1994, at 1728 local CDT PA-32-300R Piper lance N38079 was taxiing out on the new ramp at mkl (Jackson, TN) following comp. Traffic when it ran off the ramp. Having sunk six inches below the asphalt ramp, the nose gear down lock broke when the aircraft started to come back on the ramp. The nose gear collapsed and the prop struck the pavement. The aircraft had to be lifted and towed back to the ramp parking. The gear came back to normal and the owner operator TN air is in the process of replacing the engine and prop to get the aircraft back in service. The aircraft is owned and operated in an air taxi service by TN air corp. in nashville, TN. The FAA principal operations inspector in the certificate holding office at nashville was advised of this incident. The pilot, byron l. farmer, advised that the edge of the ramp had no marking and was not distinguishable at night.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: JAN 13, 1994, AT 1728 LOCAL CDT PA-32-300R PIPER LANCE N38079 WAS TAXIING OUT ON THE NEW RAMP AT MKL (JACKSON, TN) FOLLOWING COMP. TRAFFIC WHEN IT RAN OFF THE RAMP. HAVING SUNK SIX INCHES BELOW THE ASPHALT RAMP, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK BROKE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO COME BACK ON THE RAMP. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE LIFTED AND TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP PARKING. THE GEAR CAME BACK TO NORMAL AND THE OWNER OPERATOR TN AIR IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE ENGINE AND PROP TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK IN SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED IN AN AIR TAXI SERVICE BY TN AIR CORP. IN NASHVILLE, TN. THE FAA PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR IN THE CERTIFICATE HOLDING OFFICE AT NASHVILLE WAS ADVISED OF THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT, BYRON L. FARMER, ADVISED THAT THE EDGE OF THE RAMP HAD NO MARKING AND WAS NOT DISTINGUISHABLE AT NIGHT.
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