43.0606° N, 70.7803° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, NH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 2001 · 11:45 local
Place
Portsmouth, NH
Airport
Pease Afb Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N132H
Reported as
Agusta A109C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Taxiing for departure from a taxiway, nose gear struck "pot hole" neat FBO ramp. Did not notice any adverse condition. Continued taxi, departed a taxiway southwest. Red gear unsafe light remained on after gear retraction. Returned lever to down. Gear safe lights (3) illuminated. Landed and taxied to parking. Noticed unable to use nose steering.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE FROM A TAXIWAY, NOSE GEAR STRUCK "POT HOLE" NEAT FBO RAMP. DID NOT NOTICE ANY ADVERSE CONDITION. CONTINUED TAXI, DEPARTED A TAXIWAY SOUTHWEST. RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RETURNED LEVER TO DOWN. GEAR SAFE LIGHTS (3) ILLUMINATED. LANDED AND TAXIED TO PARKING. NOTICED UNABLE TO USE NOSE STEERING.