What happened
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Narrative: on March 12, 1994, at approximately 1430 PST, Mr. Gregory l. herzog, holder of private pilot certificate number 548297322, acted as pilot in command of Piper PA32, N39526, when he attempted a takeoff on runway 08 at the Reno-Stead (4SD) airport, Reno, Nevada. According to Mr. Herzog, he was accelerating N39526 for takeoff when he observed an object near the center line of the runway. Mr. Herzog indicated he attempted to veer the airplane to the right and abort the takeoff when the left main landing gear struck the object. N39526 sustained minor damage. The object was subsequently identified as a wheel chock which dropped from a Boeing 727. Patriot airlines, inc., maintenance personnel were performing an engine check on the Boeing 727 and the chocks were improperly placed on a main gear door. Patriot airlines is storing the Boeing 727 for bank of america. The Piper airplane was not on a VFR flight plan. The Boeing 727 was not being operated for the purpose of flight. This investigation is closed. Incident does not involve a pilot devaition report form 8020-17.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 12, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 PST, MR. GREGORY L. HERZOG, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 548297322, ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER PA32, N39526, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 08 AT THE RENO-STEAD (4SD) AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA. ACCORDING TO MR. HERZOG, HE WAS ACCELERATING N39526 FOR TAKEOFF WHEN HE OBSERVED AN OBJECT NEAR THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. MR. HERZOG INDICATED HE ATTEMPTED TO VEER THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT AND ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE OBJECT. N39526 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE OBJECT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IDENTIFIED AS A WHEEL CHOCK WHICH DROPPED FROM A BOEING 727. PATRIOT AIRLINES, INC., MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE PERFORMING AN ENGINE CHECK ON THE BOEING 727 AND THE CHOCKS WERE IMPROPERLY PLACED ON A MAIN GEAR DOOR. PATRIOT AIRLINES IS STORING THE BOEING 727 FOR BANK OF AMERICA. THE PIPER AIRPLANE WAS NOT ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE BOEING 727 WAS NOT BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVAITION REPORT FORM 8020-17.
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