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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Macon, GA · April 2, 2002

Date: April 2, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Macon, GA
Airport: Lewis B Wilson
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: CFKZO
Reported as: Cessna 206CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total1,000 in this make and model50 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) On site investigation conducted with assistance from robert r. rogers on April 03, 2002, 1830 hours local at the mcn airport. Visual inspection of aircraft revealed damage to nose gear and propeller. Lowe aviation (mcn) later confirmed that the engine had been damaged but no damage was received by the firewall or other aircraft major components. Interview with Mr. Nolan along with his written statement indicates that he had a hard landing which blew the nose tire, damaged the nose gear assembly, after which the propeller struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SITE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ROBERT R. ROGERS ON APRIL 03, 2002, 1830 HOURS LOCAL AT THE MCN AIRPORT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. LOWE AVIATION (MCN) LATER CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BUT NO DAMAGE WAS RECEIVED BY THE FIREWALL OR OTHER AIRCRAFT MAJOR COMPONENTS. INTERVIEW WITH MR. NOLAN ALONG WITH HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATES THAT HE HAD A HARD LANDING WHICH BLEW THE NOSE TIRE, DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, AFTER WHICH THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.