19970511009839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500-B · Marked Tree, AR · May 11, 1997

Date: May 11, 1997 · 09:20 local
Place: Marked Tree, AR
Airport: Marked Tree Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69PT
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N69PTRegistered now · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 1397-143 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 11, 1997, at 0930 CDT, aero commander 500, N69PT, registered to the heritage co., received minor damage during taxi. After a normal landing at the Marked Tree, Arkansas airport (6M8) the pilot back taxied on runway 18 to the taxiway. After turning onto the tarmac, which was recently repaved, the aircraft's right main gear went into a hole. The landing gear unlocked and collapsed causing the right propeller to strike the ground. The pilot and his passenger received no injuries. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 11, 1997, AT 0930 CDT, AERO COMMANDER 500, N69PT, REGISTERED TO THE HERITAGE CO., RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING TAXI. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AT THE MARKED TREE, ARKANSAS AIRPORT (6M8) THE PILOT BACK TAXIED ON RUNWAY 18 TO THE TAXIWAY. AFTER TURNING ONTO THE TARMAC, WHICH WAS RECENTLY REPAVED, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT INTO A HOLE. THE LANDING GEAR UNLOCKED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING THE RIGHT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N69PT · 1

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

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