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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · Westfield, MA · September 3, 2001

Date
September 3, 2001 · 09:40 local
Place
Westfield, MA
Airport
Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N78RL
Reported as
Socata TB20TRINIDAD
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total840 in this make and model60 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) Pilot reported that after landing and brake application he felt front sink down and heard prop strike. Nose gear collapsed. 3 green down and locked lights were verified after incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING AND BRAKE APPLICATION HE FELT FRONT SINK DOWN AND HEARD PROP STRIKE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE VERIFIED AFTER INCIDENT.