19970523014809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Gorham, NH · May 23, 1997

Date: May 23, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Gorham, NH
Airport: Gorham Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4700P
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total1,800 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N4700PRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2016 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3576 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 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 Friday, may 23, 1997, Mr. Jacobs operated Piper PA-23-250, N4700P on avfr flight from berlin, NH (bml) to Gorham, NH (NH05). The weather was VFR and not a factor. The flight was uneventful until the landing roll out at Gorham, NH. As the aricraft slowed on the landing roll the nose wheel entered an area of soft turf which caused it to dig in and collapse. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot had called the airport manager at Gorham (NH05) prior to his departure and was told that the runway was safe for operations. No action is planned.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1997, MR. JACOBS OPERATED PIPER PA-23-250, N4700P ON AVFR FLIGHT FROM BERLIN, NH (BML) TO GORHAM, NH (NH05). THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NOT A FACTOR. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE LANDING ROLL OUT AT GORHAM, NH. AS THE ARICRAFT SLOWED ON THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERED AN AREA OF SOFT TURF WHICH CAUSED IT TO DIG IN AND COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD CALLED THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT GORHAM (NH05) PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RUNWAY WAS SAFE FOR OPERATIONS. NO ACTION IS PLANNED.

Other reports on N4700P · 1

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

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