# Incident 19970727026219I: Cessna 501, Little Rock, AR, July 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1997, 17:59 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N506TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506TF-2015-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-2A (registry code 66004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970727026219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 27, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, N506TF, A CESSNA 501, REGISTERED TO PELICAN LEASING, INC. OF WILMINTON, DE AND FLOWN BY STEVE METZLER OF LITTLE ROCK, AR. RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING AT ADAMS FIELD, LITTLE ROCK, AR. PILOT ADVISED TOWER OF UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. HE FLEW BY THE TOWER AND THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, FUSELAGE SKIN, ANTENNAS, AND PITOT TUBES. TEAR DOWN OF THE ACTUATOR BY CESSNA REVEALED A BROKEN RETAINING RING IN THE ACTUATOR. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N506TF (1)

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

- [Incident 19861023077589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861023077589I), Oct 23, 1986: Cessna 501 (N506TF), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft struck parked aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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