# Incident 20030202006439I: Piper PA24250, Muskogee, OK, February 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Muskogee, OK
- Airport: Davis Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7479° N, 95.3697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskogee, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7479&lon=-95.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8277P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8277P-2019-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030202006439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) 02/02/2003 ABOUT 1700. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING AT MUSKOGEE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 13, THE NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLLAR FROM THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOUND NEAR THE RUNWAY ALONG THE PATH THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8277P (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20161016016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161016016739A), Oct 16, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N8277P), Wagoner, OK, Substantial damage. The subject aircraft/owner was attempting a landing on runway 18 at the Hefner-Easley Airport. Two witnesses reported that upon hearing the radio call on…
- [Incident 20100902045269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100902045269I), Sep 2, 2010: Piper PA-24-250 (N8277P), Muskogee, OK, Minor damage. Pilot indicated that he failed to lower gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 19971124046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971124046349I), Nov 24, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N8277P), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On November 12, 1997, at approximately 1600 hrs., a Piper, pa 24-250, registration N8277P, owned and operated by Mr. Charles e. soechting sustained minor…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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