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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer T-28C · Waco, TX · June 8, 1996

Date: June 8, 1996 · 13:50 local
Place: Waco, TX
Airport: Waco Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N71546
Reported as: Namer T28C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,750 total55 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N71546Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · North American T-28CS/N 140528 · Built 1957 Airframe modelNorth American T-28C Engine modelLycoming R-1820 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: this incident occurred during landing at Waco Regional Airport, (act) Waco, Texas while the Waco airshow was in progress. The gear down was selected and the gear extension appeared normal to the pilot. The pilot stated that all gears appeared down and locked. Several eye witnesses stated that the nose gear was not locked in the down position. Many of the witnesses called for the aircraft to go-around, but this call was received too late for the pilot to initiate this action. The nose gear locked in the down position after the propeller struck the runway seven times. During an inspection of the nose gear assembly the maintenance personnel discovered that the nose gear push pull rods were out of adjustment. This resulted in the nose gear not being able to fully extend. A FAA, form 8010-4, malfunction or defect report is pending. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING AT WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT, (ACT) WACO, TEXAS WHILE THE WACO AIRSHOW WAS IN PROGRESS. THE GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED AND THE GEAR EXTENSION APPEARED NORMAL TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL GEARS APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. SEVERAL EYE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. MANY OF THE WITNESSES CALLED FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO GO-AROUND, BUT THIS CALL WAS RECEIVED TOO LATE FOR THE PILOT TO INITIATE THIS ACTION. THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION AFTER THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SEVEN TIMES. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR PUSH PULL RODS WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY EXTEND. A FAA, FORM 8010-4, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N71546 · 1

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

Accident 20020221001499ADescent · Fredericksburg, TX(.19) On February 21, 2002, at 1524 central standard time, a north American T28C, N71546, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine powerr near Fredericksburg, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was not injured.…Feb 21, 2002 · Substantial damage