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FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Morristown, NJ · February 29, 1996

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Date
February 29, 1996 · 16:47 local
Place
Morristown, NJ
Airport
Morristown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N429MB
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total500 in this make and model50 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.

Narrative: on take off from runway 30 at Morristown, aircraft about to takeoff and went into mud at the end of the runway. At rotation, when pilot pulled back on yoke, the nose dropped. Not knowing what caused the malfunction, the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. He stated he thought he had a flat tire, so he didn't apply maximum baking. He went a few feet into mud at the end of the runway, rather than make a sharp turn and collapse gear. Maintenance found the nose strut had collapsed. No damage, no injuries, and no further action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT MORRISTOWN, AIRCRAFT ABOUT TO TAKEOFF AND WENT INTO MUD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AT ROTATION, WHEN PILOT PULLED BACK ON YOKE, THE NOSE DROPPED. NOT KNOWING WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, SO HE DIDN'T APPLY MAXIMUM BAKING. HE WENT A FEW FEET INTO MUD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, RATHER THAN MAKE A SHARP TURN AND COLLAPSE GEAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE STRUT HAD COLLAPSED. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, AND NO FURTHER ACTION.