20020501015899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Compton, CA · May 1, 2002

Date: May 1, 2002 · 17:35 local
Place: Compton, CA
Airport: Compton Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5718P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5718PRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2007 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-792 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot, on t/o roll, nose gear collapsed after hitting bump. Main gear followed with a/c settling on runway and the propeller hit causing the engine to stop the a/c also hit a taxi lite and runway intersect sign. The 2 passengers were not injured. According to Mr. Greene an annual had been accomplished in March. The gear switch was found to be in the correct position and no failure of the gear was found.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON T/O ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING BUMP. MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED WITH A/C SETTLING ON RUNWAY AND THE PROPELLER HIT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP THE A/C ALSO HIT A TAXI LITE AND RUNWAY INTERSECT SIGN. THE 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ACCORDING TO MR. GREENE AN ANNUAL HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN MARCH. THE GEAR SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND NO FAILURE OF THE GEAR WAS FOUND.