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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar A2ALON · Hallsville, IL · June 26, 1996

Date: June 26, 1996 · 08:15 local
Place: Hallsville, IL
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6503Q
Reported as: Univar A2ALON
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 386 total250 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N6503QRegistered now · Alon A2S/N A-103 · Built 1966 Airframe modelAlon A2 Engine modelContinental C90 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 June 26, 1996, N3503Q, an alon 415-A2 aircraft, piloted by a private pilot, received minor damage after the nose gear partially collapsed at the hooterville rla, near Hallsville, IL. There were no injuries. The pilot stated that braking was almost nil due to the wet grass. The nose gear began to collapse after making a turn onto the taxiway. The pilot was clearly aware of the factors involved in this incident. He was cognizant of his possible options and made a decision based on the amount of runway remaining and obstructions that would have been in his flight path had he initiated a go-around from his position on the runway. His competence is not in question.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 26, 1996, N3503Q, AN ALON 415-A2 AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AT THE HOOTERVILLE RLA, NEAR HALLSVILLE, IL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT BRAKING WAS ALMOST NIL DUE TO THE WET GRASS. THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE AFTER MAKING A TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WAS CLEARLY AWARE OF THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS COGNIZANT OF HIS POSSIBLE OPTIONS AND MADE A DECISION BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF RUNWAY REMAINING AND OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HIS FLIGHT PATH HAD HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND FROM HIS POSITION ON THE RUNWAY. HIS COMPETENCE IS NOT IN QUESTION.