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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB21 · Grand Rapids, MI · May 6, 1996

Date: May 6, 1996 · 16:53 local
Place: Grand Rapids, MI
Airport: Kent County International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2804W
Reported as: Socata TB21
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 701 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N2804WRegistered now · Socata TB21TCS/N 1039 Airframe modelSocata TB21TC Engine modelLycoming TIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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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 may 6, 1996, at 1653 EST, a Socata TB-21-TC, N2804W, registered to and piloted by john p. panariters, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, a private pilot, reported the nose landing gear collapsed on landing at Grand Rapids, Kent County International Airport. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The flight departed Grand Rapids, MI for local flight, exact time unknown. The nose landing gear failed on landing the pilot said there were no problems noted before the failure. The landing gear system is being inspected and a m or d will be submitted.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 6, 1996, AT 1653 EST, A SOCATA TB-21-TC, N2804W, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY JOHN P. PANARITERS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A PRIVATE PILOT, REPORTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT GRAND RAPIDS, KENT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND RAPIDS, MI FOR LOCAL FLIGHT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM IS BEING INSPECTED AND A M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED.