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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU2B20 · Waukesha, WI · July 27, 2000

Date: July 27, 2000 · 08:50 local
Place: Waukesha, WI
Airport: Waukesha County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177SA
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B20
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total60 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)privacy data omitted working in ues tower reported privacy data omitted final approach was high and fast. privacy data omitted Stated to FAA iic privacy data omitted director of maintenance of Waukesha flying service, that as soon as the main landing gear touched down he went into beta. This would have caused the nose to drop abruptly causing the hard landing and collapse of the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WORKING IN UES TOWER REPORTED ^PRIVACY DATA O^ FINAL APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST. ^PRIVACY DATA^ STATED TO FAA IIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE OF WAUKESHA FLYING SERVICE, THAT AS SOON AS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN HE WENT INTO BETA. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE NOSE TO DROP ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR.