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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Stow, MA · July 17, 1998

Date: July 17, 1998 · 12:45 local
Place: Stow, MA
Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9901W
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 156 total55 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N9901WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23421 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mr. Frederic p. moses stated he was flying in the pattern, approaching to land at Stow minuteman airport(6B6) in Piper, N9901W. He was on final for runway 21 when he realized he was going to be short an applied full power. However, he stated the plane contacted the ground approximatley 50 feet short of the runway in a marshy area. The nose gear collapsed as the plane contaced the ground. Mr. Moses did not sustain any injuries. N9901W was inspected by myself and inspector mayer at Stow, minuteman airport, MA. Obvious minor damage was noted to the following areas, nose cowl damaged, engine mount broken, nose landing gear damaged, and engine accessories damaged.

As the FAA filed it

MR. FREDERIC P. MOSES STATED HE WAS FLYING IN THE PATTERN, APPROACHING TO LAND AT STOW MINUTEMAN AIRPORT(6B6) IN PIPER, N9901W. HE WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 21 WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO BE SHORT AN APPLIED FULL POWER. HOWEVER, HE STATED THE PLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATLEY 50 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A MARSHY AREA. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE PLANE CONTACED THE GROUND. MR. MOSES DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. N9901W WAS INSPECTED BY MYSELF AND INSPECTOR MAYER AT STOW, MINUTEMAN AIRPORT, MA. OBVIOUS MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS, NOSE COWL DAMAGED, ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN, NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGED, AND ENGINE ACCESSORIES DAMAGED.